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Page 128
One of the first duties that Bumby proposed to discharge on relinquishing trade ,
was to make his will ; and he called on me with his wife to give the usual
instructions . “ You sec , Sharpe , I ' ve nothing else to do ; 80 I may as well set my
house ...
One of the first duties that Bumby proposed to discharge on relinquishing trade ,
was to make his will ; and he called on me with his wife to give the usual
instructions . “ You sec , Sharpe , I ' ve nothing else to do ; 80 I may as well set my
house ...
Page 142
... they seek out a solicitor not so much to advise on the quid agendum , as to
unravel the web which conflicting interests , aided by illtemper , have woven
around them ; this duty · peculiarly falls to the lot of a young man who “ has
nothing else ...
... they seek out a solicitor not so much to advise on the quid agendum , as to
unravel the web which conflicting interests , aided by illtemper , have woven
around them ; this duty · peculiarly falls to the lot of a young man who “ has
nothing else ...
Page 145
There are clients , however , of the class despondent , who are neither
chargeable with temper nor injustice , and such men impose on their legal
adviser duties more akin to the physician ' s or the clergyman ' s than the lawyer '
s . I fell in with ...
There are clients , however , of the class despondent , who are neither
chargeable with temper nor injustice , and such men impose on their legal
adviser duties more akin to the physician ' s or the clergyman ' s than the lawyer '
s . I fell in with ...
Page 157
... is without a convenient appendage of this kind , whose special duty it is to set
snares and catch an opponent tripping : whenever he or his employer is at fault ,
the pleader or a junior counsel will soon make a skillful cast for the scent .
... is without a convenient appendage of this kind , whose special duty it is to set
snares and catch an opponent tripping : whenever he or his employer is at fault ,
the pleader or a junior counsel will soon make a skillful cast for the scent .
Page 163
I feel it my duty to say that I think your determination a rash one . ” “ I am very
sorry for that , Sir ; very sorry , indeed : but if you are unwilling to undertake the
cause I must consult Mr . Darall . I have heard all you have said with attention ;
but I ...
I feel it my duty to say that I think your determination a rash one . ” “ I am very
sorry for that , Sir ; very sorry , indeed : but if you are unwilling to undertake the
cause I must consult Mr . Darall . I have heard all you have said with attention ;
but I ...
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| Title | Adventures of an Attorney in Search of Practice |
| Author | Samuel Warren |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | James Cockcroft, 1874 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 8 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 422 pages |
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