 | New York County Lawyers' Association - Bar associations - 1916 - 284 pages
...Association, as published by West Publishing Co. in 1915, it is suggested that it is a lawyer's right to insist upon the judgment of the Court as to the legal merits of his client's claim, unless the suit is brought to harass or injure, etc. Under New York practice practically all pleadings... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1917 - 1196 pages
...lawyer must decline to conduct a civil cause or to make a defense when convinced that it is iutended merely to harass or to Injure the opposite party or...otherwise it is his right, and having accepted retainer It Is his duty, to Insist upon the judgment of the court as to the legal merits of his client's cause.... | |
 | George Purcell Costigan - Legal ethics - 1917 - 656 pages
...UNJUSTIFIABLE LITIGATIONS. The lawyer must decline to conduct a civil cause or to make a defense when convinced that it is intended merely to harass or to injure the opposite party or to work oppression or wrong.22 But otherwise it is his right, and, having accepted retainer, it becomes his duty to insist... | |
 | Law - 1917 - 308 pages
...Association, as published by West Publishing Co. in 1915, it is suggested that it is a lawyer's right to insist upon the judgment of the Court as to the legal merits of his client's claim, unless the suit is brought to harass or injure, etc. Under the New York practice practically all pleadings... | |
 | American Bar Association - Bar associations - 1919 - 806 pages
...Litigations. — The lawyer must decline to conduct a civil cause or to make a defense when convinced that it is intended merely to harass or to injure...it is his right, and, having accepted retainer, it hecomes his duty to insist upon the judgment of the Court as to the legal merits of his client's claim.... | |
 | Law - 1919 - 762 pages
...Association of the highest rank both as to members and otherwise, has it " His," ie, the lawyer's, " appearance in Court should be deemed equivalent to an assertion on his honour that in his opinion his client's case is one proper for judicial determination." That I make... | |
 | George William Warvelle - Law and ethics - 1920 - 282 pages
...Unjustifiable Litigations. The lawyer must decline to conduct a civil cause or to make a defense when convinced that it is intended merely to harass or to injure the opposite party or to work oppression or wrorig. But otherwise it is his right, and, having accepted retainer, it becomes his duty to insist... | |
 | American Bar Association - Bar associations - 1921 - 1070 pages
...Litigations. — The lawyer must decline to conduct a civil cause or to make a defense when convinced that it is intended merely to harass or to Injure...on his honor that in his opinion his client's case IB on* proper for Judicial determination. become his client. He has the right to decline employment... | |
 | State Bar Association of North Dakota - Bar associations - 1921 - 470 pages
...of justice. XXIII. JUSTIFIABLE AND UNJUSTIFIABLE LITIGATION and wrong. The appearance of an attorney in court should be deemed equivalent to an assertion, on his honor, that in his opinion, his client is justly entitled to some measure of relief. XXIV. SELECTION OF CASES BY ATTORNEY An .attorney... | |
 | Bar associations - 1924 - 680 pages
...harass or injure the opposite party or to work oppression and wrong. The appearance of an attorney in court should be deemed equivalent to an assertion, on his honor, that in his opinion, his client is justly entitled to some measure of relief. 24. Untrue verification of pleadings. Before verifying... | |
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The lawyer must decline to conduct a civil cause or to make a defense when convinced that it is intended merely to harass or to injure the opposite party or to work oppression or wrong. But otherwise it is his right, and, having accepted retainer, it... 
