Browsing Texas Tech School of Law Journals by Issue Date
Now showing items 1-20 of 1023
-
The History of the School of Law of Texas Tech University
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1969)This article discusses the planning and funding of the new Texas Tech University School of Law. The article includes a detailed discussion regarding the recruitment of the new law school dean, faculty, and law students. ... -
In-Service Conscientious Objectors: Jurisdiction for Judicial Review
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1969)This article discusses the judicial remedies available to military personnel who are conscientious objectors. It addresses whether, in view of the rule of law announced in the principle case, the doctrine of exhaustion of ... -
The Three Responsibilities of Legal Education: Time for Clarification
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1969)Discusses what should be included to comprise a complete and effective law school curriculum. It addresses whether the program leading to a first degree in law should be designed to train “generalists” or “specialists.” ... -
Uninsured Motorist Protection: Proving the Uninsured Status of the Tort-Feasor-Motorist as a Condition Precedent to Recovery
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1969)With the enactment of the new Uninsured Motorist Statute, Texas joined the ranks of those states requiring their insurance companies to provide protection to their insureds from the uninsured motorist. In order to recover ... -
The Right of Confrontation: What Next?
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1969)There is a universal agreement that the right of an accused “to be confronted by witnesses against him,” was not intended by its drafters to be absolute and complete, but was meant to be qualified by certain limitations ... -
The Law Library in a New Law School
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1969)Discusses the planning involved for a new law school library. The article discusses law library history, law library administration, the physical building, budget constraints, and the staffing needs of the library. Lastly, ... -
The Necessity of Counsel in a Prior Conviction When the Prior Conviction is to be Used for Enhancement of Punishment or as an Element of the Offense
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1969)Discusses whether an accused has the right to counsel during proceedings for a misdemeanor conviction when conviction will be used for enhancement or as an element in a separate felony or misdemeanor conviction. It analyzes ... -
Some Advice to the Prospective Dean of a New Law School
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1969)Provides advice to prospective law school deans regarding the planning for the law school, size of the school, faculty and administrative personnel, the physical facility, the law library, recruiting and financing students, ... -
A Campus Architect Looks at a New Law School
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1969)An architect discusses the planning and design process of the Texas Tech University School of Law. The article discusses visits to other law schools around the country to assess what design would be most effective. The ... -
Builder-Vendor’s Implied Warranty of Good Workmanship and Habitability
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1969)This article discusses the case of Humber v. Morton and whether builder-vendors of new housing impliedly warrant good workmanship and human habitability. The Texas Supreme Court held that builder-vendors do impliedly warrant ... -
Gratuitous Transfers of Community Property to Third Persons
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1970)The author explains recent changes to the Matrimonial Property Act of 1967, effective January 1, 1970, on the managerial powers of spouses affecting gratuitous transfers of community property. Traditionally, although each ... -
Unconstitutional Overbreadth of the Texas Sodomy Statute
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1970)Summarizes the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas case Buchanan v. Batchelor, which ruled Texas’s sodomy law unconstitutional in so far as is prescribes prosecution of the private acts of ... -
The Reasonable Doubt Standard of Proof in Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings: Santana in the Aftermath of Winship
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1970)Examines the Texas Supreme Court’s decision in State v. Santana, which vacated its previous judgement that the standard of proof for juvenile proceedings is the statutory quantum of preponderance of the evidence and not ... -
How Much Evidence Is Needed to Establish the Foundation for the Use of the Co-conspirators’ Exception to the Hearsay Rule?
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1970)This article looks to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals case White v. State. In White, a co-conspirator’s out-of-court statements were used against defendant White through the co-conspirator’s exception to the hearsay ... -
Will Acceleration Apply Where There Is a Renunciation of the Prior Estate?
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1970)Examines Aberg v. First National Bank. In Aberg, Elizabeth Goodman was granted a life estate with a contingent remainder. The life estate in trust income was to terminate and disbursed the trust corpus equally upon twenty-one ... -
Has Ejusdem Generis as Applied to Mineral Deeds Been Accepted in Texas
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1970)Looks to the effect of Guinn v. Acker, a Texas Court of Civil Appeals for Tyler case. The decision applied the interpretation aid of the rule of ejusdem generis, which dictated that when there is a list of particular things ... -
The Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution Requires Texas Courts to Enforce a Final Valid Permanent Injunction Granted by a Foreign State Court
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1970)Summarizes Rich v. Con-Stan Industries, Inc., which held that the full faith and credit clause of the United States Supreme Court requires Texas courts to enforce a final and valid judgement from a foreign state court. The ... -
Recovery May Be Had on a Property Insurance Policy Antedated to Include Time at Which Loss Occurred
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1970)Summarizes the Texas Supreme Court case Burch v. Commonwealth County Mutual Insurance Company. In Burch, Burch purchased automobile insurance from Hardin, who assured Burch that the vehicle was now insured. Burch was then ... -
Prepayment and Assignment Under the Texas Stowers Doctrine
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1970)Discusses the Stowers Doctrine, which imposes upon an insurer a duty of ordinary or due care to the insured. This duty extends naturally to settlement negotiations, as an insurer who rejects an offer of settlement that was ... -
Procedural Protections for the Incompetent Criminal Defendant in Texas
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1970)Traces the historical origins, development, and current uncertainties of the procedural rules concerning the competency of criminal defendants in Texas. It specifically covers Morales v. State and Townsend v. State. Lastly, ...