University of Virginia Law School - Barrister Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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MOOT COURT The Moot Court Competition began in 1928 as the Law Club’s Competition. It con- tinued as a club competition until 1941 at which time it was entirely suspended. When competition was reopened in 1948 the club idea was replaced by the voluntary partici- pation of individuals. The participants of the Third year Moot Court semi-finals were David L. Schwartz and Dabney Overton, Jr., against Charles H. Osterhoudt and Anthony Unger, and Robert K. Webster paired with J. Jay Corson, IV, against Philip C. Learned and W. Bruce Baird. They argued the hypothetical case of Jackson v. Minor Motor Sales,- which raised the constitutionality of the Dealer's Day in Court Act of 1956, which gives an automobile dealer a right of action for damages against a manufacturer for violation of their franchise agreement. Two hypothetical cases were selected for argument in the second year Moot Court. One, Moss v. Fleming, concerned an action for personal injuries sustained by a lessee’s wife against the lessor for negligently permitting a path of ice to form on the leased premises during the lease period. The other, Dinwiddle v. Parkinson, was an appeal from the dismissal of plaintiff's complaint on the grounds that a liquor seller who furnishes liquor to an intoxicated person is not liable for injury résulting from his negligent act. Additional honors are awarded to the competitors by a committee which selects a few of the more experienced advocates to participate in three contests outside of the Law School; the National Competition, the Columbia-Virginia Competition and the Catholic University Competition. This year also saw the University of Pennsylvania here to argue against one of these teams. The selection committee this year consisted of Mr. McCoid. QUARTERFINALISTS Front: Corson, Eastman, Moyles, P., Clerk, Baird, Webster. Standing: Overton, Johnson, P., Callaghan, Osterhoudt, Learned, Schwartz. Missing: Frankfurt, Adams, Unger, Bossert, Smith, St. Clair, Cooper, Emerson.

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ibaa ga ci bat MM i dj a vilken iid clea iA ali ge adi aga adi aaa Aad LAW WIVES CLUB Since its organization in November, 1953, the Law Wives Club has sought to con- tribute to the Law School community, and also to be of social benefit to the students’ wives. Members of the group have enjoyed such speakers as Mr. Lee Middleditch, who spoke of the duties owed by wives to their lawyer-husbands; Miss Yolande Dancel, who danced and talked of her native Philippines; Mrs. Edward Yenger, who spoke on her travels through India; and Mr. Watson of Watson’s Beauty Salon, whose topic was beauty culture. The December meeting featured Christmas wrappings and decorations by members, skits and group caroling. Social events of the year included a bridge benefit held at the Monticello Dairy in November, a lobster party for husbands and wives at McIntyre Park, and the annual spring fashion show, presented this year in the Newcomb Hall ballroom, with fashions by the Colonade Shop, Kellers Shoe Store, Heaven to Seven, Town and Country and Levy’s. The proceeds derived from the bridge benefit and the spring fashion show were used to continue the Evelyn Farny Saunders Loan Fund, a fund under the sponsorship of the Law Wives Club for use by law students. The remainder of the proceeds from these projects was presented to The Barrister. Volunteers from the Law Wives Club aided in the preparation of The Barrister dur- ing the year, assisted in the Alumni Association with the annual Law Day, and acted as hostesses during Virginia Garden Week in Charlottesville.