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Page 37
... give the indemnity . ” And leaving my client to ponder over the wonderful discovery , I hastened to call on Mrs. Walsingham . She at once comprehended the whole affair ; when , unluckily I observed that it would be necessary for me to ...
... give the indemnity . ” And leaving my client to ponder over the wonderful discovery , I hastened to call on Mrs. Walsingham . She at once comprehended the whole affair ; when , unluckily I observed that it would be necessary for me to ...
Page 63
... give . Connected with the subject matter of the last affair , was another in which I lost my client , owing , I believe , to this common error of pre- dicting the amount of costs , whereby five times out of six we mislead our clients ...
... give . Connected with the subject matter of the last affair , was another in which I lost my client , owing , I believe , to this common error of pre- dicting the amount of costs , whereby five times out of six we mislead our clients ...
Page 87
... the offer implies , expects you will spontaneously take up the case ; partial success follows ; a wrong - headed jury , and nineteen out of twenty are wrong - headed , —give ten pounds damages IN SEARCH OF PRACTICE . 87.
... the offer implies , expects you will spontaneously take up the case ; partial success follows ; a wrong - headed jury , and nineteen out of twenty are wrong - headed , —give ten pounds damages IN SEARCH OF PRACTICE . 87.
Page 88
Samuel Warren. twenty are wrong - headed , —give ten pounds damages for a broken leg , when they would not have their own gouty toes trod upon for fifty ; some thirty more are recovered for taxed costs , and ( the case has occurred to my ...
Samuel Warren. twenty are wrong - headed , —give ten pounds damages for a broken leg , when they would not have their own gouty toes trod upon for fifty ; some thirty more are recovered for taxed costs , and ( the case has occurred to my ...
Page 90
... the good man hesitated , because " he could not pay me . " I re - assured him on this point , by declining pay- ment , on the principle that professional aid was all I had it in my power to give 90 ADVENTURES OF AN ATTORNEY.
... the good man hesitated , because " he could not pay me . " I re - assured him on this point , by declining pay- ment , on the principle that professional aid was all I had it in my power to give 90 ADVENTURES OF AN ATTORNEY.
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