Show THE READERS COURTROOM sensitive soprano Sopa traino coulden couldn t collect col by will bernard may a soprano collect damages because tier her feelings Feeling sare ore hurt A woman was hired to sins soprano in a church choir after a ow ew months church officials ae decided that they like her volca voice after all so they tired fired her since tho the homana wo mana mansi contract still had three months month sto to go P they offered to pay her salary tor for the remaining period but she satisfied p with that she also alfo claimed dam ages tor for embarrassment saying that the halt had caused her icier sickness of mind and mental agony fiode however er the court refused to grant any additional amount ol 01 money the judge said that such an injury was too vague to be evaluated in dollars and cents 0 0 A fisherman fret act up his nets neat near the shore of a targe large inland take lake early the next morning a man came along in a rowboat scooped several dozen fish out of the nets 4 and went happily on his way but somebody tattled and the man was arrested on a charge of bf theft 11 at ai the trial he be claimed that fish are free for all av until actually hauled out of the water but bul the court disagreed and found the mili nan guilty the judge said that wh tish belong to the person who cap turesia them A churchgoer and some friends were discussing their minister why hes just an old drunk drunkard ardi cried the man whon cheni the minister heard about this he sued the man for or slander blander at alie the trial the man protested thit that calling somebody a drunkard so terrible and that a minister any better than anybody else anyhow but the tha court held him liable saying that a 11 ministers good name Is not something to trifle with the judge pointed out owl a reputation tor for clean and upright living la 13 vital are arc you responsible for damage done by your cat A man who owned a cat moved bott awi door to a man who raised pigeons As might be expected trouble long in coming one night the cat slipped into the neighbors ga enrage and slow slew no less than 13 pigeons pigeon sl the angry neighbor lied filed suit tor for thi value of the birds 11 f i charging that thai the cats owner was guilty of 0 harboring a Ivic vicious loui animal but bul the court i turned down the neighbors claim the judge aage said the cat vi vicious clous but was merely obeying the natI natural iral instinct of all cats he added that it was tar far more sensible to guard the pigeons than to lock up the catl call |