Show THE READERS COURTROOM just an m occupational hazard by will bernard if on an acrobat sprains an ankle Is the theater towner owner responsible A feature of ft a travelling tra velling vaudeville show wasa was a girl acrobat ono evening even int at the end of her act she started walking off the stage unfortunately in some inexplicable manner a rubber ball lind had rolled onto the platform the girl busy smiling at the aud audience lenci stepped on the ball fell and sprained her I 1 va ankle later she sued the theater owner tor for damages claiming that be was responsible for or keeping the stage clear ot of all obit obstacles aclei but the court turned down her claim the judge said that hat the girl blame the management unless she could have proved that the ball bail had been lying there for or some ti enough to attract the I 1 attention of tho the stage hands A man was arrested on ona a charge of beating his wife with a rolling pin ph at the trial the defendant took the witness stand to tell his side of the story the judge me like the way things were going i and boon tools took over the cross exa examination n himself ite he fired question after question Que stICA at the man all in a loud fd angry voice later the jury brought in a guilty verdict but on si peal the man was awarded a caw trial the upper court said that 1 the judges manner was improper because it indicated prejudice MOY may a person carry a grudge il beyond tho the graye grave dy by means of his will A man got into legal difficulties with his partner in the midst of the bitter court battle that followed the man died in his will he left a substantial bequest to his only on the condition that the son would carry on the tight fight against tho the partner to the bitter end and As it happened the son had no stomach for or the controversy so he went to court to test the validity of this grudge clause arguing that it was wa s against the public interest to perpetuate a quarrel in this way out tho the judge disagreed and held that the unusual proviso was quite le gal may a dog biro ile tho the hand that feeds him A woman had a collie which had the nasty habit of nipping people one day a delivery man noticing the dog on the sidewalk held out a piece of candy the animals response was to bite his handl when the man later sued the dogs owner for dat damage nages she insisted that hla his gesture had haa provoked the dog into biting however the court made her pay tor for the delivery mans injury tho the judge felt that mean enough to ito I 1 bits bite the hand that feeds him should not bo be allowed to run loose at all |