A WITTY BARBER.
CUSTOMER’S FACE CUT. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FAILS. A TIME-HONOURED PRACTICE. UnltM Pr#»s«i Assn-. —Elec. Tel Copyright (Received August. 4, 3.15 p.m.) DELHI, August 3. Sued by a customer whose face was cut In shaving, a native barber pleaded that he had told a story so humorous that the customer rocked with laughter and was cut. In dismissing the claim, the magistrate said it was a time-worn practice for barbers to tell witty stories to mitigate the customers’ ordeal. If anyone was blameworthy it was the claimant for not restraining his laughter.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20263, 4 August 1937, Page 8
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94A WITTY BARBER. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20263, 4 August 1937, Page 8
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