ONE TO THE BARRISTER.
A judge, notorious for the extreme onesidedness of his summing up, and a Q.C. were upon indifferent terms. One day, a client of the counsel's made his appearance at the Bar with his face and jaw terribly swollen. The judge remarked: "Mr Smith, this client of yours would make an excellent counsel; he's all jaw." The court went off into a roar of laughter at the expense of the Q.C. On silence being obtained, the counsel remarked: "My lord,l think he would make a better judge, for his jaw is all on one side." The retort turned the laugh against the judge, and from that day they were on the best of terms.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19010302.2.57.5
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 52, 2 March 1901, Page 1 (Supplement)
Word Count
117ONE TO THE BARRISTER. Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 52, 2 March 1901, Page 1 (Supplement)
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in