Show THE READERS READER'S COURTROOM COURTROOM- Rolling Car Gathers Damages By y Will Bernard LL.B. Is Is' It Your Fault If Your Parked Car Rolls Down a Hill A woman drove to a beauty parlor par par- lot lor and parked her car in front of the shop As it happened the street had hod a sharp slope The woman had no sooner stepped Inside the shop than her car began to roll It cat car careened ca ca- t r n uka fats fat's over the curb and finally came to rest halfway through a cafe window When the cafe owner sued for damages the woman solemnly sol sol- solemnly swore that she had set the brakes tightly and left the car in gear But the court held her responsible responsible re re- re anyhow The judge commented commented commented com com- that the cars car's actions spoke louder than the womans woman's words I S e A druggist received a shipment of perfume but refused to pay for forthe forthe the merchandise When the dealer sued for his money the druggist insisted that the perfume was delivered delivered de de- livered In condition The dealer ealer thereupon told of a telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone conversation In which the druggist had said that everything came In OK The latter objected to this thia testimony saying that telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone conversations are too unreliable liable as legal evidence However the court disagreed and accepted the dealer dealers story A woman paid a high price for an Oriental rug after the dealer assured assured as as- her that it was a valuable antique It wasn't long before the woman realized that the rug was neither antique e nor valuable valuable valuable-In In other words that she had been stung Nevertheless she continued continued con con- to use the rug for two years At last she decided to take legal action against the dealer and she filed suit to get her money back But the court ruled that she was too late The judge said that by waiting she couldn't complain May One State Dump Its Criminals into Other States A man was tried and convicted 05 on 15 a charge of violating the state liquor laws The judge imposed a fine fine and and exiled him from the state for five years Promptly the man appealed the case to the supreme court claiming that the LINE banishment order was unconstitutional And the Supreme Court agreed ed The judges said it would be poor policy to let one state dump its criminals Into other states Such a practice added the court might well provoke retaliation by states that are on the receiving end endl |