Show THE READERS courtrooms spare the rod stay out of court by will bernard may you spank the neighbors child A five year old boy got mad at the IS 18 month old girl next door and gave her a couple ot of slaps the little girls tather father who happened to tee see the incident rushed up in a fury he not only shoved the boy away from the baby but gave him a severe whipping as well later a I 1 damage suit was tiled filed in the boys name against the babas father and the court ruled that the man was indeed liable the judge said there liere I was great provocation but no justification he explained that the tather father had a right to protect his child against attack but had bad no right to take revenge I 1 tor for mi mischief s already done could you collect disability if well enough to visit the doctor A bank clerk took out some disability insurance payable it if he should be strictly bonfi confined ned to his bis house by sickness some time later he be contracted an eye disease that forced him to quit work he had bad to stay in the house at all times except for occasional trips with his bis wife to the doctors office the insurance company refused to pay him anything on the ground that he be was not strictly confined to his house however when the matter was taken to court the insurance company was ordered to pay up the judge figured that it if a man do any more than go 90 to the doctors office he be was a pretty sick fellow A very pretty blonde suffered a knee injury in a bus accident and sued the bus company for or damages at the trial her lawyer put her on the witness stand and asked her to exhibit her knee to the all male jury the companas comp anys attorney immediately protested that because ol of the witness unusual beauty such an exhibition would unduly influx influence nce the jury on her behalf however the court overruled this objection and allowed the jury to see the girls knee if your cob driver is reckless should you speak up after working late at the office a businessman called a cab to take him home on the way a gale sprang up the wind was so tierce fierce that branches trees and even tele phone poles came crashing down heedless of 0 danger the cabbie even slow down the businessman was tightened frightened but decided to sit tight and say nothing pretty soon the cab rounded a curve and smacked right into a Q fallen alien tree the passenger was thrown against the front aront seat and suffered a dislocated shoulder later he sued the cab company for damages saying that the dri driver ver should have been more careful but the court denied his bis claim on the ground that the passenger was equally at fault the judge said that when the danger Is obvious the passenger should have enough gumption to tell the driver to slow dawni |