Legal Opinion

In re Branch

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided February 23, 1904PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Application for recommendation to the governor for licenses to practice as attorneys-at-law. petition. To the Justices of the Netv Jersey Supreme Court: The petition of Reginald Branch, George A. Enright and John A.’ IJartpence respectfully shows to your honorable court: 1. That your petitioners have conformed to all the requirements for admission to the bar of this state as attorneys uiider the rules of this court, and also under the provisions of an act of the legislature,…

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Application for recommendation to the governor for licenses to practice as attorneys-at-law. petition. To the Justices of the Netv Jersey Supreme Court: The petition of Reginald Branch, George A. Enright and John A.’ IJartpence respectfully shows to your honorable court: 1. That your petitioners have conformed to all the requirements for admission to the bar of this state as attorneys uiider the rules of this court, and also under the provisions of an act of the legislature, approved April 7th, 1903 (Pamph. L., p. 224), except that requirement set forth in subdivision (d) of rule 3, which…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Garrison, J.

The legal question raised upon this application is whether the petitioners are entitled, as of right, to the recommendation of this court to the governor for licenses as attomoys-at-law, notwithstanding they have not submitted themselves to one of the examinations required by the rules of the court adopted March 24th, 1902. Dispensation from such examination is claimed by the petitioners by force of an act of the legislature approved April 7th, 1903, recited at length in the petition. If this legislation has the force thus ascribed to it it…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Central Railroad v. TunisonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1893

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Meunier v. BernichLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
  2. Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Ass'n v. DrewrySupreme Court of Virginia · 1934
  3. In re Application for License to Practice LawWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Ex Parte StecklerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
  5. In Re Disbarment of Ithamar TracySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936

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