Show lawyers skillful use of words ex gov black of new york besides being an accomplished orator general ly comes out ahead in a personal ar aument not long ago while he was pleading for the defendant in a dam age suit case in the albany courts he applied the word impertinent to the plaintiff s lawyer and was promptly called to order by the court all re marks your honor replied mr black with perfect coolness must be either pertinent or impertinent and I 1 submit that the remarks of the opposing counsel are most impertinent |