| Show THE READERS READER'S COURTROOM COURTROOM- Mean Do Cows id Coed By y W Will I Bernard d' d LL.B. B May You Collect Damages I If a Dog Scares You But Doesn't Bite You A coed lived next door to a man who owned a vicious dog Several times the dog attacked people in inthe inthe inthe the neighborhood but but the man refused refused refused re re- re- re fused to get rid of the animal One day while the girl was passing the neighbors neighbor's house the dog rushed toward her His teeth were bared and he was growling ling ominously b 1 1 A r The girl took one look and promptly prompt prompt- ly swooned Luckily LucIdly the dog didn't touch her her but but she was so unnerved by by- the bythe the incident that she sued the neighbor for damages He protested that the dog didn't even lay a paw on her her and and blamed the girl fo for r being so timid But the judge sai said d that considering the dogs dog's tion and approach the girls girl's reaction reaction re re- action was only natural natural and and so he granted her claim e An eccentric bachelor kept a monkey in a large cage in his backyard One morning the monkey monk monk- ey squirmed out of the cage and scampered across the street There the animal leaped upon a pedestrian pedestrian pedestrian trian and gave him a nasty maul maul- ing Later the victim sued for dam dam- ages The owner protested that he think the monkey would hurt anybody but the court held helt him liable anyhow The judge said sale that when a person keeps a n wild wilt beast on his premises he must take tak extra precautions Does oes the Law Say Once a Drunkard Always a Drunkard A bookkeeper got into the habit of ot taking a few drinks every night before dinner Gradually the habit became worse and worse until his wife found it difficult to live with him lim One day after a particularly bad Dad binge the man solemnly vowed never to take another drink For six long months he kept his oath to the letter But his wife lived in inconstant inconstant inconstant constant fear that he would back back- slide Finally she filed suit for divorce di divorce divorce di- di vorce charging her husband with habitual intoxication She s Said Once a drunkard always a drunkard drunkard drunk- drunk ard However the court disagreed with this theory and refused to grant a divorce decree The judge said that since the man was making making making mak mak- ing a sincere effort to overcome his weakness his wife should stay and help him in his struggle Does Whiskey Tend To Make a Man a Liar A man man was arrested on a charge of ot murdering his landlord and readily confessed to the crime However at the trial he repudiated this confession He explained that he had made the statement after having had a afew few drinks drinks and and was therefore inclined to exaggerate IN 3 o pK v A ABut K i But the court disagreed and ruled that the confession was perfectly all right The judge figured that a little whiskey far from making a aman aman aman man a liar often oUen helps to bring out the truth 1 He quoted the Latin proverb In vino veritas which veritas which means In drink there is 11 truth truth truth-It |
