Show cost him 50 when chief justice chase was presiding in one 0 the country courts 0 vermont an appeal case from a justices court came up before him so small and contemptible in its origin that he ordered it stricken from the docket the case was where a turkey had trespassed upon the gar den of a neighbor and got shot for its depredations the owner brought suit to recover damages and failing before the justice had appealed the case judge chase was angry and when he ordered the case from the docket said the lawyer who consented to appeal this case ought to be thrown from the window of the courtroom why dian didn t he have the case referred to some of the honest neighbors tor settlement 7 because your honor retorted the attorney getting hot under the collar it was our intention not to let honest people have anything to do with it true this was a neat retort but it cost the lawyer just an even 50 for contempt of court the green bag |