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1962 Ins. L.J. 551 (1962)
A Speedier Remedy in Personal Injury Cases

handle is hein.journals/inslj24 and id is 551 raw text is: September i962, Number 476 A Speedier Remedy in Personal Injury Cases By JOHN ALAN APPLEMAN Mr. Appleman is a member of the bars of Illinois, Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Kentucky and the U. S. Supreme Court, past president of the Federation of Insurance Counsel and formerly Dean of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. This article is concerned with the responsibility of lawyers in expediting judicial remedies. USTICE DELAYED is justice denied. As often repeated as that statement has been, we must never lose sight of its significance. To the layman, law is judged by the courtroom. The trial is the drama, the real life play, which captures the imagination. An emotion- charged scene frequently is emblazoned in headlines. That which takes place in the conference room, or in the recesses of a lawyer's office, is discreet and attracts little attention. But that which occurs in the bright flame of publicity, in the presence of jurors, witnesses and spectators, molds the opinion of the public as to justice, the legal process and the Bar. It is not our selfish interests with which we must be concerned in expediting judicial remedies. We, as lawyers, serve only one function. That is, as counselors or advocates, to help bring justice in its truest sense to our fellow citizens. Objectives of Justice Every man, every woman, is entitled to expect these things: First, a right to a hearing before a tribunal where questions of fact and the truthfulness of testimony may be determined by a group of persons drawn from all walks of life bringing their common experi- ences into focus upon his problem. Second, a tribunal presided over by a man of equable temperament, impartial in decision, able in the law. Third, representation by an advocate of skill and of unimpeachable integrity. Fourth, procedures whereby all relevant facts can be brought forward, with justice unimpeded by legal legerdemain. Fifth, a speedy hearing conducted while witnesses are available, with memories fresh, with a verdict rendered at a sufficiently early date that it may help to resolve not only the legal but the economic problems of the parties. Personal Injury Cases 5

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