COURT HUMOUR

Evening Star, Issue 20586, 11 September 1930, Page 19

COURT HUMOUR

JEWISH NOSE OR GRECIAN 7 Whether a nose altered in a motor accident was better in the Grecian or the Jewish style was discussed at the Liverpool Assizes with some humour during a claim for damages to a seven-year-old Jewish boy. Samuel Lewis, son of Joseph Lewis, .shopkeeper, Mount Vernon street. Liverpool, sued the New Cheshire Salt Works, Limited, of Wincham, Northwich, as owners of a motor lorry. Mr Heinmerdo (for the plaintiff) said Vernon street was in a district whore children were apt to use the streets as a playground. On December 30 Samuel was playing in Tillotson street, and was crossing the street to two companions. lie waited for a horse and cart to pass, then went across, and was about a yard from the opposite pavement when the defendant’s lorry, which had drawn, out to pass the other vehicle, trapped him, llung him down, and went over his arm, : though the driver ‘ must have had the boy in view all the time. , The bonnet struck his nose, and iiactured both nasal bones. Ho also sustained a fracture of the shoulder, and thougn lie had now recovered,he would bear a facial disfigurement for life. THE JUDGE’S MODEL. When Dr Watson Jones (who said ho certainly regarded the noso as disfigured) was explaining the flattening to the jury, with the youngster standing on a table in front of. him, Mr Justice Charles remarked; “ It is a very nice little noso!” Mr Jackson (for the defendant) : It has become Grecian instead of Jewish. His Lordship:. Look at mine! (Laughter.) . Air Hemmerdo; No one will suggest that your lordship’s nose has been displaced in any way. Air Jackson: Nor that it has been disfigured. It has not prevented your lordship from getting in the front rank, either. (Laughter.) Air Horamerde added that he, personally, would not regard the standard of beauty among judges ns a low one. Air Jackson ; The boy may have liked a curved noso instead of one a little bit flat, but is there anything in it at all? Pain is soon forgotten by children, Happy events tney remember. Buy the little boy. a bicycle and he’ll forget all about this accident in the joy of running somebody else down. The judge said the boy's nose looked nice. It was said to be broader. Well, lie could play a boxer on the films r hen lie grew up.. (Laughter.) But the boy had suffered. The jury, after a retirement, found in favour of the boy,, who was awarded £6O damages.