£250 CLAIM FOR A MOUSTACHE.
Vienna. June 2. Herr l!orel. a merchant, brought an ttQoa So the High Court at i'rs IgUl'. yesterday, cTaiming £250 damages from a former friend named Dragone, who had clipped olf the ends of his moustache with a pair of scissors at a carnival liall.
Twelve witnesses called by Herr Borel described in glowing terms tlie magnificence of his moustache. It was the heaviest and longest in the country, and when waxed reached from shoulder to shoulder. It was stated that now llerr Borel was so ashamed of his altered appearance that he avoided the public view, and his business suffered in consequence.
The court decided in favor of* Dragone on the ground that the act complained of had lieen done in jest and no damage had been proved. If Herr Borel had lost a chance of getting a rich wife through the mutilation of his moustache, this might have counted for legal damages. He was however, married, and his wife had 110 ground for divorce in his altered appearance, even if she desired one.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 1 August 1907, Page 4
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180£250 CLAIM FOR A MOUSTACHE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 1 August 1907, Page 4
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