Excerpt from The Story of a Great Court: Being a Sketch History of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, Its Judges and Their Times From the Admission of the State to the Death of Chief Justice Ryan Under this act the President appointed Charles Dunn as chief justice and David Irvin and William C. Frazer as as sociate justices, and the first term of the new court was held at Belmont, Iowa county, in December, 1836. On the eighth day of November, 1838, Andrew G. Miller was appointed associate justice in place of Judge Frazer then recently deceased, and the constitution of the court remained uh changed from this time until the organization of the state in 1848. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Wisconsin Reports, Vol. 96: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Wisconsin; April 30-June 24, 1897 Mr. Chief Justice cassoday took no part in the decision of those cases in which the opinions were filed June 24, 1897. This volume contains all cases which were finally determined and in which Opinions were filed prior to September, 1897. The delay in its appearance has been caused by the continued ill-health Of the official reporter. Volume 97 is now in press, and it is hoped that the succeeding volumes will be issued at short intervals. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Selected Opinions of Luther S. Dixon and Edward G. Ryan, Late Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin This compilation of leading opinions of Chief Justices Dixon and Ryan, of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, was prepared at the suggestion of some of the members of the Wisconsin Society of New York, who desired in this man ner to testify their admiration for these great jurists, and is now published in the hope that it will prove of interest to laymen, as well as to members of the legal profession, both in Wisconsin and throughout the country. The opinions themselves both in literary quality and legal learning, rank, it is believed, among the best of those delivered by American judges, and they admirably illus trate the growth and development of the jurisprudence of one of the great Western States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Wisconsin Reports, 172: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, June 1 November 16, 1920 Mr. Chief Justice winslow took no part in the decision of the cases reported in this volume except those appearing on pages 147 - 154, 211-222. Mr. Justice kerwin took no part in the decision of the cases reported in this volume except those appearing on pages 211-222, 565-567. Mr. Justice eschweiler took no part in the decision of the cases reported in this volume on pages 388 - 485, 515 - 646. Mr. Justice jones took no part in the decision of the cases te ported in this volume on pages 1 - 387. 400 - 406, 486-514. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Addresses by Hon. Edward G. Ryan, Late Chief Justice of Wisconsin: Delivered Before the Wisconsin Law School 1873, and Hon. Matt; H. Carpenter, Late United States Senator, Delivered Before the Columbian Law School, 1870 Hardly less grave are the duties of the bar. The courts do not see half the service which a practicing lawyer renders to society. In his office, every lawyer is a judge. In matters not litigated, vastly exceeding litigated matters, he decides all questions; and, failing litigation, his opinions are the actual judgment of the law. He counsels those who resort to him so as to avoid difficulty, solves doubts, removes obstacles, guides affairs accord ing to law, and settles controversies before they grow into lawsuits. It is the office of a lawyer at the bar to discourage, not encourage, litigation. His calm and skilled judgment soothes, if it cannot convince, contentious selfishness and passion. Every good lawyer's office is a court of concilia tion. It is the business of a lawyer to consider well the merits of a controversy, before he takes retainer to litigate it. But once he is retained, hesitation should give place to zeal. In forensic controversies, one of the parties is generally wrong; both may be. But that does not imply that the lawyer's retainer does wrong to the administration of justice. In doubtful cases, it is within neither the duty nor the power of a practicing lawyer to decide. That is for the court. It is only judgment, after litigation, which can settle right. In the selfish controversies of life, a practicing lawyer should gene rally accept all knowledge as uncertain, as aspects of truth as hypothetical, all opinion as doubtful, until tested by the ordeal of litigation. Even proxi mate justice is only to be secured, in the forensic contests of interest and feeling, by thorough presentation of both sides; by zealous advocacy of each as if it were the sure right. The counsel on both sides, within due professional limits, alike serve the cause of truth, alike contribute to the justice of the case. To this end, it is the duty_of every retained lawyer to put his faith in his client and his client's cause. The lawyer should believe in his retainer when he takes it once taken, he should never mistrust nor betray it. The fidelity of our profession is a great moral lesson. Kings may envy and prelates imitate it. It is a shining glory of the bar. The world may frown, friends fall off, children rebel, wife desert or betray; but the client has an adherent whose faith never fails; whose loyalty never wavers; true through good report and evil report; true to death and to the memory which survives death. It is the wise policy of the law that the lawyer should be the legal alter ego of his client. And legal annals bear a noble monument of justice well administered, to the controversial fidelity of lawyers to their clients, in proceedings everywhere according to the course of the common law. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Wisconsin Reports: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Wisconsin; February 10 June 1, 1920 Mr. Chief Justice winslow took no part in the decision of cases reported in this volume except those appearing on pages 40-93, 109415, 508 - 514. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin, With Tables of the Cases and Principal Matters, Vol. 48: Containing Cases Determined at the August Term, 1879, and the January Term, 1880 The dates inserted immediately after the title of each cause in the present volume are respectively those of the submission and of the final determination of the cause. The chief justice took no part in the decision of the causes, herein reported, which were heard on the 19th day of December, 1879, or after January 10. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.