BREACH OF PROMISE CASE
, • ——— MENTIONED IH COURT HIS HONOR ON JURIES The case of Williams v. St an a way, a claim for £5Ol for alleged breach ot promise, was mentioned in the Supreme Court this morning, when Mr A. A. /Finely for the defendant, made an application for the hearing to be before a jury. Mr C. J. L. White opposed the application.’ His Honor said that he-thought that it was more satisfactory for such cases to be taken before a judge alone, and he always set his’ face against the employment of juries, who were often giiidod by all sorts of considerations—,'the girl being a good-looking girl and so on. Judges were sufficiently hardened to look upon the matter as merely a question of breach of contract. Mr White said that his client lived in the country, and had been told by learned counsel that the case should never have been set down ns coming before a jury. It would not be a long case, but it would takq some time to get his client here. The case was set down for Monday, 23rd. Mr White: Am I entitled to costs on the adjournment, your Honor? His Honor: Oh, I think not. You are for the gentleman, are you not? Mr White: Yes, your Honor. His Honor: Oh, well, I think not.
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Evening Star, Issue 19550, 7 May 1927, Page 10
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224BREACH OF PROMISE CASE Evening Star, Issue 19550, 7 May 1927, Page 10
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