Show reader s court courtroom room bottling work careless conductor nap hap on the bench by will bernard state star laws lawi vary for f person I guidance see your local loc a attorney tor if a moviegoer Movie goer Is hit by A bottle from the balcony may he collect doma damages one hot summer day a theater owner decided it would be a clever stunt to sell pop to the customers that evening a high school bo boy bought a bottle of at root beer and sat down in the first row of the balcony at an exciting moment in the picture the boy unconsciously let the bottle slip out of his fingers sa F 1 MY EYE and it dropped squarely on top of a man sitting downstairs ali the e blow raised quite a lump on the mans head and he later filed a damage suit against the theater owner after considerable oratory on both sides the court granted the mans claim the judge figured that it if the owner wanted to sell pop to customers in the balcony he should have sold it in paper cupal must a conductor lend a hand to a lady with a baby A young mother took a train tri trip P with her infant son when the train arrived at her station she started to climb down the steps with the baby in one arm and a suitcase and a hatbox in the otherl the conductor was standing close by but made no move to lend a hand on the last step the young woman lost her balance and tell fell luckily the baby hurt but the mother twisted a muscle in her back later the she sued the railroad for damages the company argued that it obliged to help able bodied pa down from the trains but when the judge visualized the mothers predicament with suitcase hatbox and baby he decided the conductor had not done his natural duty and held the railroad liable what happens it a judge dozes off during a trial A realtor sued a customer for damages the trial vas a long technical affair and the judge had a hard time keeping awake one hot afternoon shortly after lunch his honor began to snore gently tactfully the realtors lawyer continued to question a witness letting the judge sleep on in peace for several minutes however when he later lost the case the lawyer appealed tor for a new trial because of the judges little nap but the upper court denied the appeal since the judge actually missed anything very Import important antl the judge suggested that if the lawyer like the judges conduct he should have talked loud enough to wake him up Is bullfighting legal if the matadors matamors Mat adors dont use swords A promoter had a bright idea one day why not put on a hu humane cumine mine bullfight why not arm the mata dors with wooden canes instead of swords so the bulls get hurt lie he rented a stadium imported several bulls and set a date tor for the big show promptly local I 1 VEAD C officials went to court tor for a stop order the promoter argued that he was taking the cruelty out of bullfighting but the court was not convinced and banned the show as a 2 public nuisance the judge pointed out that the lack of swords m made 1 de things safer tor for the bulls but riskier for the matador mat adors sl the state Is much more interested in the safety of its citizens ills his honor than in the safety of the bulls I 1 A retired opera singer decided to do some teaching in her home soon she had lessons going from dawn till dark and even took over the coaching of an entire choral group unfortunately her neighbors did not take kindly to this artistic endeavor after fretting awhile they went to court for a stop order claiming that the singers property was restricted to residential purposes only the woman argued that she was using her house mainly as a residence but she was defeated |