Archive for October, 2011
Who owns a joint savings account? If your answer is that each person named on the joint account owns 100% and is entitled to withdraw and spend all of it, step right up here with us other average intellects. If, on the other hand, your answer was to the effect that “It depends on what [ READ MORE ]
“Among the San Bushmen of South Africa … the hunt for game with poison-tipped arrows depends on moving rapidly across the veld. … When men become too old to participate in the hunt, they become makers of arrows — and tradition ascribes to the arrow maker the primary credit for the kill. … Similarly, only [ READ MORE ]
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway. If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere [ READ MORE ]
There were lawyers ‘way back in 1960. You youngsters will have to take my word for that. Heck, I will even have to take my word for that, because I was a mere 11 years old at the time. Those 1960′s lawyers had the ingenious idea that bar-mandated fee schedules would accomplish some good things, [ READ MORE ]
Unless you’ve been practicing law under a rock for the past umpteen years, you are surely aware of the requirements of UCCR 8.06. That’s the rule that mandates filing each party’s name address and telephone number with the chancery clerk, with service on the other party, in every action involving custody of children, and within [ READ MORE ]
MCA § 93-5-1 lists the statutory grounds for divorce. Ground “Sixth” is “Habitual and excessive use of opium, morphine or other like drug.” The somewhat archaic language of the statute has given rise to some obvious questions, including: What frequency of drug use is required to be considered habitual? When is use of opium, morphine [ READ MORE ]
You might assume from the fact that I haven’t posted a book review this year that I have not been reading, but, as George Carlin used to say, “Au contraire, mon frère.” Actually, I am a chronic reader who always has a book or two going. Here are capsule reports on some books I have [ READ MORE ]
RIP Meridian attorney Champ Gipson. September 23, 1921 – October 20, [ READ MORE ]
I posted here about the evolution of the Lauderdale County Court House, which included various historical photos of the building. Below is a photo of Meridian looking east-southeast, obviously from a vantage point in the Threefoot Building, Meridian’s 16-story Art Deco icon, which had been built in 1929. The Lauderdale County Court House is the [ READ MORE ]
Chancellor John Grant is one of two chancery judges serving in the Twentieth District (Rankin County). Here is a Q & A he provided for 12 CCDM: Q: Tell us some of your personal preferences that lawyers from outside your district need to know before they come before you. A: Lawyers should be properly attired, punctual [ READ MORE ]
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