Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. Cowperthwait
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 9, 1934PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
This senile litigation is of the vintage of 1904. Commenced thirty years ago, it is an egregious example of the law’s delay. But the somnolent pace with which the case has crept is not attributable totally to the slow operation of legal procedure; the inertia of the litigants must share in the blame for the incredible lethargy.
*327Compared with this veteran of lawsuits, the thousands of two and three-year-old causes clamoring for disposition have not yet attained adolescence.
A recital of the proceedings exposes the expense and injustice of protraction and indites a blushing commentary on the…
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