Marshall and Kent, the two surviving law clubs in the elimination tournament for the Ames Prize, will argue the final round in Langdell Centre on December 15 at 7.30 o'clock. The subject will be: "Constitutional Law--Can a state by statute acquire jurisdiction over a non-resident by service on his local agent in a cause of action arising out of business transacted by the agent within the state? M. V. Rinehart 3L. and E. O. Tabor 3L. will argue for Marshall and F. L. Daily 3L. and R. Driscoll 3L. will represent Kent. Judge W. C. Loring '72, of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, will be the presiding judge; while Judge J. M. Morton, Jr., '91, of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and Judge C. T. Davis '84, of the Land Court, will act as associate justices. The winning club will receive a prize of $200 and a set of books, while the loser will probably get $100 and a set of books.
The standing of the clubs in the qualifying tournament at the end of the third round follows: 100 per cent., Beale, Thayer, Witanagemot; 67 per cent., George Gray, Kent, Lowell, Westengard, Warren; 500 per cent., Parsons; 33 per cent.; Ames Gray, Moody, Williston; 0 per cent., Pow Wow. Bryce, Marshall, Pound, and Cooley have dropped out. The fourth round of the qualifying tournament will be argued December 13 to 18, and the fifth round, January 10.
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