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Show Agreement With Reluctance Lord Justice Romer of England has swept away a veiiurahlu precedent and esiublished a greatly Improved ooeln lis place The old one was In u case where two Judges had delivered opposite Judgments, and a third observed oracularly: orac-ularly: "I agrco with my brother A for tho reasons given by my brother I)." This Is, of course, well knowtij but the new one Is much finer. Lord Justice A. L. Smith had dnilvored judgment, dismissing an appeal. Lord Juttco Collins said: "I agree " "I also agree," said Romer, L. J. "One tun-moot," tun-moot," said Collins; "I haven't finished yet," and he proceeded to give bs 'oa-' sous. Then thcru was it solemn pause and everybody lnjkcd anxiously at Romer. Firmly, If somewhat kudly, he spoke. "I still agree." |