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Page 11
... bill , and I looked on my fortune as made : it somewhat exceeded forty - one pounds , five shillings , and sixpence , and was paid to a fraction ; but I lost my client ! I did afterwards conduct for him an appeal to the privy council ...
... bill , and I looked on my fortune as made : it somewhat exceeded forty - one pounds , five shillings , and sixpence , and was paid to a fraction ; but I lost my client ! I did afterwards conduct for him an appeal to the privy council ...
Page 71
... bill was preferred six times , before it was returned a true bill ; the press caught scent of the proceedings , and rc- venged themselves by new libels that piqued my wrong - headed client into renewed exertion ; and finally his costs ...
... bill was preferred six times , before it was returned a true bill ; the press caught scent of the proceedings , and rc- venged themselves by new libels that piqued my wrong - headed client into renewed exertion ; and finally his costs ...
Page 85
... bill for discovery may be advised ; an injunction may be obtained by the 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 ...
... bill for discovery may be advised ; an injunction may be obtained by the 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 ...
Page 86
... bill to another practitioner , unknown to him . Every solicitor should be prepared for this ; for I have known too many instances , where to curry favor with a new acquaintance , or to acquire on easy terms a credit for moderation , an ...
... bill to another practitioner , unknown to him . Every solicitor should be prepared for this ; for I have known too many instances , where to curry favor with a new acquaintance , or to acquire on easy terms a credit for moderation , an ...
Page 89
... bill , after having been disabled for life by a drunken coachman , or a larking dandy ; while the attorney , who has brought the action from mere compassion , has had the pleasure of hearing himself branded by counsel , as a wretch ...
... bill , after having been disabled for life by a drunken coachman , or a larking dandy ; while the attorney , who has brought the action from mere compassion , has had the pleasure of hearing himself branded by counsel , as a wretch ...
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