A QUESTION OF DAMAGES.
Some lawyers take very practical views of cases in whioh they are retained. In a certain town in Missouri, Squire G - — -was defending a charge of malpractice. A man was suing for damages, his wife having died shortly after an operation for the removal of cancer. When it came to Squire G 's to crossexamine the plaintiff, he asked : " Mr Wilson, how old was your wife when she died?" " About forty-five, sir." " Been in feeble health a long time, had she not, Mr Wilson, and cost you a great deal for medicine and help ?' "Yes, sir." " You have married again, have you not?' " Yes, sir.' " How old is your present wife ?' "About thirty-five, sir.' " Ts she stoutand healthy, Mr Wilson V "Yes sir.' " Then, Mr Wilson, will you please state to the jury how you are damaged in this case V Mr Wilson had evidently never taken this view of the matter, and could make no answer. The good and true man thought he had made rather a good thing of his bereavement, and brought in a verdict for the defendant.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 836, 16 July 1879, Page 2
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185A QUESTION OF DAMAGES. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 836, 16 July 1879, Page 2
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