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their business. Mr. Storey is generally re tion for the future. In these days of multi garded as the leader of the Boston Bar, and plied statistics it would seem that the results though he now devotes comparatively little of the work of the courts might be calculated of his time to trial work his early reputation upon some scientific basis from which reason was made as a jury lawyer. Our other con ably accurate deductions might be made. tributors represent the point of view of the Our English brethren have maintained such Bench. Judge Dillon, though best known as a system so long that valuable averages and an authority upon municipal corporations, was comparisons are now available. for many years United States Circuit Judge A summary of the different comments upon for Iowa. Mr. Stockbridge is Judge of the Mr. Crane's article may be of interest to dis Supreme Bench of Baltimore. Mr. Lunt was tinguish the points upon which there seems formerly a nisi prius judge of Colorado, and to me some uniformity of opinion from those Mr. Stein, until the last state election, held a upon which there is more doubt. There seems similar position in to be general com Chicago, where he was mendation of any generally regarded as change which will re the ablest of his asso duce the number of ciates. Mr. Swayze is new trials granted in a member of the Su a single case. This preme Court of New is especially com Jersey. Judge Grossmended by Messrs. cup is United States Fiero, Gibbes, and Circuit Judge for the Westenhaver. There district of Illinois. is also a general desire for improvement of the Mr. R. Newton lowest courts of record Crane whose contr and the limitation of bution is the feature of appeals therefrom. this issue was for many This is mentioned by years in practice in Messrs. Gibbes, Wes St. Louis, and is a tenhaver, and Elder. member of the New The need of better York Bar, but for judges as well as law the past eleven years yers for the trial of he has been in prac cases, and the increase tice as a barrister in in their compensation London, has had an is favored by Messrs. extensive practice in Stein, Miller, Swayze, all the courts, and has and Lunt, and closely advised and appeared R. NEWTON CRANE connected with this for the American Em the English custom bassy and United States Government in all legal business and of a special class of trial lawyers is particu larly approved by Messrs. Fiero and Miller. litigation. One fact that has been forcibly impressed The summary judgment in cases in which upon us in our preparation of this issue, is there is no defense appeals to Messrs. Gibbes, the almost entire absence in this country of Hayes, and Westenhaver, and Mr. Elder callsaccurate knowledge as to the efficiency of to mind the similar but little used privilege various tribunals. New York, as a result in Massachusetts. The increased interference of the work of the Commission of 1903, now of judges in the trial of facts is approved, by has some statistics to work from, and Chicago Messrs. Elder, Storey, and Lunt, though the has recently attempted, in the face of some latter doubts the possibility of adopting- it in judicial opposition, to provide such informa- this country. Mr. Elder and Mr. Hayes ap