Show SENATE PASSES I LUKE Bill Takes Another Crack at Noto Notorious Notorious Notorious rious Justice Court at Murray The senate yesterday afternoon took another fail fal out of the notorious n jus justice thee tice court of Murray Murra presided over by b Justice Durand who uses his power to aid Francis G Luke to collect bad bd debts I Incidentally Bennor Benner X X Smith ld In the Smith course of ot his remarks on the bill re revealed re revealed some sonic of oC the questionable procedure ure Indulged in by the justice justic of that dis This bi he said relates to the pow power er Cr of trial courts curs In granting an tn n appeal and Is needed because of the personality of or some of the justices who do not live a very ver long waX ways from here The pres present present present ent law pr that an appeal can be taken sureties approved bv by b the justice are given ghen When the justice does not approve he can have the sure ties tes appear before him fop fon fOT examination In the court I refer to in certain classes claes of or cases the justice seldom if IC ever eer ap approves ap approves proves ot of the sureties suretes even after exam ining them personally and as a result resul no appeal can be b taken This bill bi provides that an appeal can If Ir desired be taken faken direct to the district distrct court and the sure sureties sureties sureties ties approved there The bill bm Id is officially of ei aly known as senate bill bi No 13 The Judiciary committee of the house took up the Luke bills bis at a meeting last evening and the Murray Justice C CF CF CF F Durand was roundly scored by b Coun County COUI County ty t Attorney Hanson and a number of prominent Salt SaI Lake lawyers lawers for his dealings with the notorious local collector collectorS Several S veral speeches were made and the com corn committee decided on two points to be b em embodied embodied embodied bodied in the bill bi to go to the house One of or these thee points has to do with limiting the jurisdiction of or the justice so as to tomake tomake tomake make him practically worthless s to Luke and the other otner requires the he plaintiffs in injustice Injustice justice courts to put up bonds County Attorney tore Hanson had secured a number of or documents from the Murray court which showed the practices Indulged In by b Justice Justic Durand and Luke in enter entering ing n ng suits and securing s judgments |