Show LEGAL PLEA FOR HER HARD Able Argument of Counsel Involving Personal Interests The judges daughter was perturbed Papa she said knitting her pretty brow 1 am in doubt as to whether I have kept to the proper form of procedure In law one can err in so many little technicalities tech-nicalities that 1 am ever fearful Now last evening George The judge looked at her so sharply over his glasses that she involuntarily paused I thought you had sent him about his business he said II did hand down an adverse decision she answered and he declared that he would appeal However I convinced him that I was the court of last resort in a case like that and that no appeal would lie from my decision Possibly the court was assuming a little more power than rightly belongs to it said the judge thoughtfully but let that pass What did he do then He filed a petition for a rehearing The usual course said the judge but it is usually nothing but a mere formality So I thought returned the girl and I was prepared to deny it without argument argu-ment but the facts set forth in his petition peti-tion were sufficient to make me hesitate and wonder whether his case had really been properly presented at the first trial Upon what grounds did ne make the application asked the judge scowling Well she replied blushing a little you see he proposed by letter and his contention was that we case was of that peculiar character that cannot be properly presented by briefs but demands oral arguments The fact that the latter had been omitted he held should be held to be an error and the point was such a novel one that I consented to let him argus it Then his argument was so forceful force-ful that I granted his petition and consented con-sented to hear the whole case again Do you think I think said the judge that the court favors the plaintiff Chicago Post |