New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-24
IcAvE WHERE UTNNER LOST.
WHEN IT DIDN'T PAY TO 60 TO LAW


II malcs the man who would rather go u 1T" ,,sn
-, nm q GOOD od.time hay ride mau eno"e" a,,
r Ian, ,rbcu he brings suit wins MS 'o'o' 80
800, ,t,,n find. that he IS out OF pochcO d"
c. IN, sr,p nc can give the ordinary man po'"'9
and discoppt lin besides ~ the DosehcS game ~,
L,nnr the world one Ncw->orh'f eo' ~ 49,,
a legal dose the other dV when i HN''y '" -,
hin, hesitate about using the same preScrlP"o. 80
ia ,ror,ea damages from man who, he declared
had Injured his property. lie wanted I'll ,'' u'"
,.,ich he could got too. lie was earnest cpouS" :"
,ns,., ,ho, the damages ought to be run up III tie
,o,oo,ds Now. II he had been cOntentcd to taRe MS
cosc into n district court this story Womb pr"OhDp
ncver have been written. But aS he csun"'eu No
wrongs not by single plain everyday o"'I VIZ"
dollars but IN blocks Of thousand cach' nc was
forced to take his suit into the Court OF 'om'ho'
pleos Everything went swimmngy Tor MS SUI"
us owvor nrovcd beyond q doubt that the defendant
had caused damages TO the pllntlHs properly. Law
Judge believed IT, the jury believed it. In fact the de
f.ndant himself and the defendants counsel DchcVel
f. n ever there was clear case OF damages IL was
right th,rc In the Common Pleas Conrt Ana 80 t"'
plaintiff got a verdict for $40. But 1t Is one Nhu8
~ Get a verdict and Another thing 10 take what goes
with it, II happened IN thi, case that II the dcichu'hV
rec lived "A verdict for les than 80 he was Hiblc
for o-ts. lie dld not know much about m"' anu
tbou-h he was disappointed at the amount of the
lie Wa. dsu-tcd 60 see the calm smile on The face 81
thc defendants lawyer. Bnt a moment later there
WAS crashing OF teeth, when his counsel told him
about the costs,
Il have to pay the costs do ~ he snapped
Yo-7
After I have won my case | have to pas costs
for the other sidcl'
That IS the law
Well ~, q mighty nice law that makes the winner
~ al d., VDut !
DO Won think wanted go spend money for fun DO
YOU think after that fellow has spoiled my properly
want to pay him Tor doing It What do you think |
am anyway a muddy lraiuci. crosseyed, haih'ated
luuutlc' How much are the costs ~
Three hundred and sixty dollars
.Threc hundred and sixty dollars win case
and ct damage. and lose. $Jl1. do can subtract
the amount 81 the damage from the costs and MAKE
out "a check for the balance. can II Well Nuppo'"
can as long q, have to. hut want you to under
stand that the next time 90 to law n VIII be- because
am a candidate for luuatC asylum. TIL" neNt
limo have you flr a lawyer II viii he when I'm the
defendant I'm "a case Hike this and want to lose 10
,op hear 'r lc -orramci. When want 10 Lose ! u
have Won. ! Say. - that can come out AHEAD OF ur
GAME Md tt' next tim" man lAhAEc,, NY II"p,
,rty IN Invite him to come u and knock the iool on
a.. lpu.. III have him u-e my plano Tor i"hptSAl
,n thc hall -iar- IN Invite lin Ia play a gam" 81
tsn rins I'm ms dining room and Viii a." my great
.r..rdmphtr'. ten scgNlO" iur pins ana II ne wants I"
hmm through pur 5000 japanese -'rfh Ike tlI'u'
1Icr B.. can do % Then maybe he'll want me u
.ile him. .u that Ct stuck Tor costs AGAIN ma
~ -uc llm. oh, Sos. u 80, nm ana h' rHN'N, ~
loudly that Tie court usher afternoon nap was US