New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-22
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,cor Judiciary of the present day. will be all the
more regretted by those who read his last ds-
sentng opinion, which has been reported. lts ue-
lghtfuly quaint humor is refreshing to the reader
of law reports. and 1t is TO be regretted that
the writer will not again contribute to the mass
of judicial opinions his charming examples OF
witty and attractive style. The Supreme Court OF
Georgia held that the proprietor Of a barber-shop
was liable TO a customer for the value OF his nat,
which was placed on hatrack IN the shop anu
which disappeared while the customer was being
shaved Chief Justice Bleckley said IN dissent
ing: 1T hath never happened from the earliest
times to the present, that BARRIERS, who are an an
Gent order of simple craftsmen serving their Gus
toners for a small fee, and entertaining them the
while with the small gossip OF the town or village
one customer whereby he taketh the hat OF another
from the common rack or hanging place appointed
place being in the same room in which customers
s s II ne bamen of the hat The barber hath
exclusive custody thereof. and the fee Tor shav-
Inc a servant to watch II. He himself could not
watch it and at the same time shave tne owner.
hat is so large proportion to the fee for shaw
Ing that to make the barber an insurer against
such mistakes of his customers would be unrea-
sonable The loss of one hat would absorb his
earnings for whole day; perhaps many days The
ba rber is a craftsman laboring for wages. not
capitalist conducting business OF trade or trust
The amendments OF clerks and other officials at
tached TO the new Supreme Court are principally
transfers from other similar duties in the old Su-
preme Court or in the Superior or Common Pleas
Courts Most of these court officials have been fol
many years in service and are popular among law
yers and efficient I'm the performance of their duties.
To have disturbed some OF them who nave grown
gray In the service, and on comparatively small
Salaries would have been to work great hardship
and at the time TO injure the public service.
The number of the clerks is sufficiently large, so
that even the busiest parts of the court need not be
hampered by lack OF assistants. A few of the
Younger deputies In the existing courts are not
have been made from the attendants. and always
on grounds which the Appellate Judges thought to
be sufficient, such peculiarly faithful and eff
cient service. No obstacles now exist. except the
DELAY I'm rea arranging the courtrooms, which pre-
vent prompt beginning of the work OF the new
tribunals The changes In the courthouse have be-
In time for the sitting of all the courts the first
Monday In January.
The Supreme Court OF Ohio has recently decided
sessments In which that court is variance with
the courts OF of the other States II Is some
times held that corner lots have frontage on two
streets for the purpose OF assessment for public
improvements although the house built upon the
lot has its principal entrance only of the
Of assessments laid by the city OF Toledo affirmed
the principle that corner lot faces usually only
street and that where lot Is obong that
there Is a longer line on one street than the
other the frontage must be considered the
which the smaller line extends The Court holds
that the question of frontage should be determined
Experience shows Il is said. that corner lots are
usually improved with the front OF the building
turned toward the street which runs along the
shorter end II the lot Is improved the
continues. unless there IL something In the character
of the Improvement to change II. Even II there IA
q side entrance which Is commonly used. II does