BREVITY IN THE COURT.
COMMENT BY CHIEF JUSTICE. "I ask you both, gentlemen, to consider the timo of the Court, particularly that of tho jury," said tho Chief Justice, the Hon. M. Myers, when asking counsel engaged in ail action for damages in the Supreme Court at Wellington not. to introduce irrelevant matter into their cases. Timo and again throughout the proceedings llis Honor reminded first one counsel and then the other that matter was being introduced that could have no bearing on the case. "The art of examination and cross-examination is brevity, just as it is tho soul of wit," remarked His Honor to ono of the counsel at ono stage. A littlo later His Honor was obliged to administer a further rebuke. *'Lut us please keep to the matters that aro relevant," lie said. "I think I have beon very patient."-
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20331, 12 August 1929, Page 10
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