Show wf THE READERS COURTROOM lesson in locking up cats by will bernard Is it your own fault if you mistake a stairway for a closet A woman look ook her kitten to a neighbors neighbor 0 house one morning end and asked if she could leave it there for or awhile the neighbor walked over to a door opened it slightly and said put her in there thinking it wa was s a closet the woman picked up the kitten and stepped through the doorway unfortunate ly the door opened onto a 4 stairway aa and the poor woman tumbled all the tha way down to the basement considerably shaken up by the fall she later sued her neighbor for damages but the court turned down the womans comans claim saying it was her own fault for or carrying the kitten through the door the judge said the natural thing to do in locking up a kitten is to push it through the door with ones hands and then quickly close the dohrl A college student was arrested on a charge of 0 drunk driving drang at the tha trial a girl was put on the witness stand to prove that the student had been intoxicated promptly the young mans attorney objected to her testimony on the ground that she was waa not an expert oil oa the subject of intoxication the girt girl retorted 1 I may not yo ho au expert but I 1 was sitting on his lap at the timet that was enough for the judge who declared her testimony acceptable the judge acid the she had been close cloe to the te sitti situation atlon A woman member ot of a small mau country church was a pretty good organist alter after considerable coaxing by her friends the she agreed to play the fhe organ every sunday morning nothing thing was said sald about a salary after about two years the woman decided that she was entitled to some compensation for or her wor kand she filed fulcd suit against the church for or two years pay however the court turned doyn down her claim the judge sold said that the tha comans womans playing was presumed to be a labor of love may you collect damages if you fall off tho the gangplank of a ship A ladles auxiliary hired a steam boat and went an 0 n an allday all day excursion at the end of the trip the gangplank was lowered and the ladles beann marching down to the dock unfortunately the gangplank was very narrow had no ratling railing end and was tilted at a 30 degree angle I 1 WH A I 1 no w V FRS 4 45 al sure enough one of the ladles lost her tooting footing ind and splashed into the water she was speedily fished out saab and sound but ready rady tor for trouble she sued the steamship comp company ariy for damages andi anda the court granted her claim the judge said that as a public carrier the ship should have provided a safer gangplank gini plank or 1 its gaii passengers geri |