THE UNWRITTEN LAW.
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Mr Jtwtic.* llooil, reviewing th*? .decision given by a bench of <]«&)&* on the unwritten law aibled ob July 21M. said that ah assault by the ffillnr of the girl hail btx-o jmive.i and no k-ga! drft-nw was ni.it!' . Some pernicious nor.fcri* 8 wan talked in icft-reno- to what was called tluy " unwritten laiv " in America, and it has! Iw« ;uguc<l that fht* Justices had dtftidwl she c:i*e "is this grouutl, ba; it would iak-- - ti> K-iiisfv him that ajiv British Court of JurUce woiihl <vcr giv,. ijlfit t» Mich a r»ott<trous ptojkoitiiitt. Tht £»<• t~ ajti'l'" ! Ik- Ju»tk<»i d--ci»i<)ii, 40>.. In *hiti a fmihic !<•.<••!».•»• who was alleged u> hav<? i»t!>brhav«<.S a pttpil in to* l ti'uilii.'. siu ; «l Ui<* girlV faihtr a<«! brrdh.r fi>r a.'i aiih.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13703, 18 September 1908, Page 5
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142THE UNWRITTEN LAW. Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13703, 18 September 1908, Page 5
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