' Extra Damages.

Otago Witness, Issue 2810, 22 January 1908, Page 84

' Extra Damages.

■ A- vary J&mqas{^lawyer vexplained'.*' his almoatirtinifoaitt -, .success, lay-s ssyiiig tftat he never flew over >the- '■iheadW -of .7tbe"<juxy, which -meant -that *ie i never . indulged in language, .beyond, 'thejur rco-*aprehjßnsio»,r co-*aprehjßnsio», A. ■young .wi^o *h j ad.^Y,e^ i ."jearned.jtliis 'rule, - -6ot 'long .a^o'jpaid '," dearly-, for- his Ignorance.. ".",' r ' ; ,'"l , " You- see, ' gjenijemen," said the* "counsel for the defendant, "coTn-piaßent|y^- f ii wi£b a--compensation "case— "*I 'haVe^Qfc't'he -plsuntifE into a vefcy -hice -dilepania.. If he wenfe tHere, seeing that • the 'placa was dangerous, that was contributory jae^ligenoe, and, - a». *hie lordship j-frill^tell—you,', fa*- ca&"fc,-jrecSo.v«E. If, he clidnot^see it?W!ajß. dang>crdus, ' neither could my client i»ve seen it, •nd' there was no negligence on his part. In either, case lam entitled, to ypurj.verdict." ,/ „,. The jury' retire,*!. , f ;\\<,' .//.„. _*. ' "Weil, geritlenreh'" , said the foreman, *'1 think we' must 'give him ' -' All agreed, except a stout, ruddy'gentleman in -the I corner; w*ho tried' 1 hoattsely, "Oive him 'another M(X),f'gentlem,eh-;' for getting into ihe^dUemmaJ" Verdict, .accordingly, • < ".'■:..'< * ■ »';