| Show LA LAV V AUTHORITY I GIVES ADDRESS Dean Pound of Harvard Takes Common Law for His Subject Su Pound dean of or the Harvard law Jw school introduced es rs the fore fore- foremost foremost foremast most mast legal lesal mind In America and a writer Titer of text books bocks are arc ac accepted ac- ac accepted accepted as authoritative e by authorities cave gave an Address Thursday night to members of the Utah bench and bar barI I which was described by lawyers la as asa asa asa a striking example of or profound thought and research and by students of rhetoric as a gem of orderly thought and arrangement arran Dean Pounds Pound's subject was the com com- common common mon mOil law It has hu been the law of theland the theland theland land In English speaking countries since medieval medie English times has overcome o powerful forces arrayed In Ino I opposition o to it it a 0 vital factor in inthe inthe inthe the cohesion of 0 the several United States and yet et is so Indefinite that even en year fifty periods see great alterations al alterations al- al alterations in Its It precepts administration tion toa and even cven principles ONE T. TRIUMPH The legal educator pointed out that many areas of the United States for years ears were under French of f Spanish control yet et the laws of i the states which occupy territory formerly under French or Spanish control contain with the exception of or Louisiana noth noth- nothing nothIng nothing ing to indicate that the Roman law of France or Spain was once administered ad administered ad- ad administered ministered in those areas This is isone Isone isone one triumph of the common law Then he showed how the common law lawon won on Its battle with the church then the struggle with the Stuart Kings Later In the United States it maintained its position immedi immediately atel after the Revolutionary ne war Inthe In Inthe Inthe the face of strong British anti-British senti senti- sentiment sentiment sentiment ment and Jeffersonian democracy's inclination to adopt the Roman law of the French Still later he recounted its victory over o tendencies illustrated by such fads as the recall of Judges etc elc STEADY CHANGES To show changes being brought about by the years ears Dean Pound rc- rc re- re revealed caled the results of his research with withlaw Withlaw law reports of or 1874 as compared with reports of 1924 In the former period the reports in great part dealt with such sueh matters as imprisonment for debt In the latter l period the cases deal with entirely different controversies contro- contro notably automobiles and tax tax- As an example of transition he cited the case of Willy taking the horse and buggy out and causing some damage dam dam- damage damage age with the courts mainly agreed that the father was not responsible to Willy taking the automobile out and causing much more damage with many courts deciding the father is responsible re responsible re- re responsible and shall pay for Willys Willy's recklessness The average life ute of a rule of law lawis lawIs lawis is about a generation Dean Pound said YOUNG YOU G ELECTED Charles R R. Hollingsworth retiring president of the Utah State Bar as association as- as assocIation association introduced Dean Pound paying the legal educator a fine line tribute to his career and achieve achIeve- achIevement ments ment The dinner was held at the Hotel Bigelow and followed the business meeting at which the association elect elect- elected elected ed cd new officers Richard W. W Young of Salt Lake was as elevated from the vice ice presidency to the position of president Mr Young Youn vice president had served two years ears as dent c ent during which time Charles R R. Hollingsworth of or Ogden was president Other officers named by the asso asso- association association elation are arc the following First vice Ice president Albert Ernest Bowen Dowen of Salt Lake second vice ice president Wade M. M Johnson of Ogden treas tress treasurer Ray Van Cott Colt of Salt Lake rev re- reelected elected secretary Lawrence A. A Miner of Salt Lake |
