The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-03-01

was himself known to his Honor to be
aggressiyely dishonest. If such a litigant
did not get the worst of it, it was because
his case was so clearly meritorious one
that his uncIean practices and agencies
and his bad character combined could not
be considered full offset thereto.
Fellows and Kraiken were the only at
torneys in White Oaks and were often be-
fore the Justice as opposing counsel IN
some trivial matter. Their professional
attainments, as already described, were
well known to him. of course, and he so
heartily despised them both that he made
but little effort to conceal his dislike.
After a time it began to be noted by
shrewd observers that whoever appeared
before Judge Grawler with either Kraiken
or Fellows as his attorney was in danger
of losing his case, unless the opposite side
was represented by the other. Indeed,
the Justice had nearly admitted as much.
81 always like" said he, "to have both
them burned pettifoggersin case or nary
one. One Nv 'em is SIGH good Offset to
the other that my prejudices don't have
any chance to interfere when they're both
there and on different sides"
III.
Bilberrv. the daryman, by his attorney,
Kraiken, commenced an action before his
Honor against old Jack Tappan to obtain
Judgment for milk described in the COM
plant as goods. wares and merchandise,
TO wit, milk") which was alleged to have
been Heretofore "by plaintiff sold and de-
livered to said defendant, at his (said de-
fendant's) special instance and re-
Quest. and for which the said de-
PENDANT promised, undertook and agreed
to pay the said plaintiff the full sum of
forty-six dollars ($46) gold coin of the
United States therefor whenever thereto
rIa INT rla
plant also contained the usual allegation
OF demand of payment and refusal to pay,
and averred .''that the said sum has not
been paid, nor any part thereof, out the
whole and every part and parcel thereof,
to wit, the full and undiminishej sum of
forty-six dollars, is now due, owing and I'M
paid from said defendant to the SAID
plaintiff, as hereinbefore alleged, set forth
and stated; anc concluded with a prayer
for Judgment against defendant ''for forty
six Collars and for plaintiff costs of suit
in that behalf, by plaintiff paid, laid out
and expended; and for such other and
further relief as to plaintiff in equity and
good conscience may appertain and
belong"
Tappan was a thoroughly INSCRIPTIONS
and disreputable old rogue, who never
willingly paid a debt, so he carried his
case to Fellows. That worthy at once be-
y y
paid him 2'' he asked.
Tappan didn't know - he thought"
"Billy Benson drove the milk-wagon all
that time, an now he's gone back to
'Stralia."
Cant you prove that you paid him?"
cunningly suggested Mr.. Fellows.
Tappan started. His face frightened.
"By jux! that's list what did, he said
with alacrity. II paid Billy an tuck his
recei Mt fur IL list before he went AWAY. an
| lost that receipt with a passed. Nv other
papers Just few days ago"
"Well, you can swear you paid him, and
he isn't here to dispute il. Every body
knows that Bilberry allowed Benson 10
collect bills for milk, and that'll knock
him clear out. He can't beat that said
the honest lawyer.
So the answer of the defendant was duly
filed in court, alleging payment OF all bul
the last months bill and offering to allow
Judgment for that in the sum of 80 and fol-
costs to the date OF filing the answer.