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Page 14
... and common sense , re- covered a hundred pounds , when as many pence would have been ample indemnity . A new trial was moved for , and of course obtained , on payment of costs by the defendant . The costs were 14 ADVENTURES OF AN ATTORNEY.
... and common sense , re- covered a hundred pounds , when as many pence would have been ample indemnity . A new trial was moved for , and of course obtained , on payment of costs by the defendant . The costs were 14 ADVENTURES OF AN ATTORNEY.
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Samuel Warren. payment of costs by the defendant . The costs were paid ; the record again brought down ; the cause called on ; the jury sworn ; and then the defendant cried peccavi ! offered to submit to the damages assessed before , and ...
Samuel Warren. payment of costs by the defendant . The costs were paid ; the record again brought down ; the cause called on ; the jury sworn ; and then the defendant cried peccavi ! offered to submit to the damages assessed before , and ...
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... shortly after- wards the venerable archdeacon was a trustee defendant in an important cause in which I was retained by - nobody ! CHAPTER III . " Lucent genialibus altis Aurea fulcra toris 28 ADVENTURES OF AN ATTORNEY.
... shortly after- wards the venerable archdeacon was a trustee defendant in an important cause in which I was retained by - nobody ! CHAPTER III . " Lucent genialibus altis Aurea fulcra toris 28 ADVENTURES OF AN ATTORNEY.
Page 81
... defendants , and the next morning he was on his road to Calais . As soon as I found that he was missing , I reported the matter to Mr. Gurney , who on this occasion also , was the leading counsel . It was one of the many qualities of ...
... defendants , and the next morning he was on his road to Calais . As soon as I found that he was missing , I reported the matter to Mr. Gurney , who on this occasion also , was the leading counsel . It was one of the many qualities of ...
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... defendant ; a cross action may be brought ; indispensable witnesses may have made a trip to Naples or New York , and must be examined on interrog- atories ; in a word , so many deviations may , and generally do occur , that no prudent ...
... defendant ; a cross action may be brought ; indispensable witnesses may have made a trip to Naples or New York , and must be examined on interrog- atories ; in a word , so many deviations may , and generally do occur , that no prudent ...
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