Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-05-22
PUzZLEI}s IN COURT.
POINTS THAT HAVE KEPT THE LAW.
 YERs GUESSING.

What Would sIeEa aa Interesting Vol
 ulae Several Examples.
 An interesting volume might bo writ, len ou ihe curious points of law that are constantly arising in tha courts. The most expert lawyers and judges arh frequently puzzled by ths novel situa. lons .n which they arc placed
 One of the most curious points of law on record arose recently in court at Jersey, in America. Tho question was whether eggs after reaching certain stage of incubation, were tO be regarded as eggs Gr chickens. After quarrciing ahoGt tho matter for some time counsel offered 10 break one of the eggs to sat i isfy tho law that it contained a chicken. in which case, of course, tho eggs would have bcon considerably enhanced in value, bus thoro was a general domur to this suggestion, and the justice re- seryed his decision till he had consulted bis colleagues. The result had not como to hand at the time of writing.
 A remarkable case in Franco oxcited 4 great deal of attention some timo ago A gentleman dining on tho terrace of q Narbonno restaurant let bank note fali into his soup. Ic laid it down OH the tablo to dry and gust of wind blew it away A passing dog swallowed the note, and tho gentleman detained tho animal, whose collar happened to bear it's masters name Indignant it his loss. the ownor of the note sued tho dog 8 master for 100 francs, the vaua of the note. There was much legal hair splitting, but at length the court ordered the owner of Che dos to pay the money
 Another French easc was that against a Paris hairdresser, who was sued by q ady for GG0, being the price of her damaged locks. The fair claimant had used tho hairdresser's wash, which Was said to restore fallen locks, but tthercsult in this case was 10 barn the hair eff com pletely. The point was the liability af the hairdresser, and tho court awarded tho lady e8.
 Applications for iniunetiong often raise curious points Net long ago an injunction was granted to restrain au officer in tho iio guards from keeping horses ln a London drawing room, the ground of objection being the noise which the animals made, which annoyed the ueighbors Tha offending officer is usfg ia a lunatic asylum.
 There was 2 fiepr not long ago in one of the London courts between a barrel organ and q piano. an injunction being claimed to restrain gentleman from keeping au organ 1t seemed that the offender was annoyed by h1s next door noighbor's piano, and to aYenge himself he obtained a barrel organ, which he played at all times of tho day. Tho question of tho liberty of the subject, , of course, came up, but tho court de- eided tha6 if an EHglishmaH' s house is his castle, t is not it p1aeo for a bar rel organ that Hoyeratops. and tho organ received strict instructions 10 remain silent aa the ground Chat thp owner eYi- dently intended to create bIisance.
 Tho market value of 8 coagh was the question submitted to tho Birmingham county court. A barristef sued a rail- way company for G50 for discomfort suffered by smoking being allowed in a waiting room at station md in non smoking carriages The smoking aggra- yated tho barristsr'a cough, and he was awarded e10.
 A queer point arose in tho revision court at Nottingham While the court was sitting a young collier named All cock killed his wife in the most delih. erato manner and afterward confesscs7 his crime. An application was made that Allcock's name should be struck off the register "Why?" queried the barrister, receiving the answer, Be. aanse he is murderer. That TO. mains to bo proved, said the barristof. and the name remained on the roll.
 Tho finding of lost property has often given rise to curious points of law < workman who found a valuable ring in a London theater claimed the return of the ring from the proprietors, who had taken possession of if. The court, how ever, rejected his claim, as the ring had been picked up while the man was ful- filling his duties as q servant At first sight this decision appears to be incon- sisteDt with that arrived at some years ago in a case in which ehilaney sweep sued Jewelerfoc q precious stone. The sweep had found brooch on his rounds. l which he took to the jeweler who ex- tracted q precious stone and substituted l a worthless imitation Qn this being discovered, the jowelr replied to the sweeps demand tQ tlo return of his l stone that the stone did not belong to 1 the sweep, as he had found if, the infer. ] ence being that he could, therefore. steal itwith impunity. The court, how ever, held otherwise. and the sWeen TO covered his jewel
 Eastern supersdtitien gave rise to a i singular argument in a Chinese court l not long eGo A Chinaman had been sent to prison, and, according to GUS. tom, the authorities proceeded toeut off i his pigtail, whereupon the prisoner ap, piled for an injunction on tho ground | that without his pigtail he could not en. ter the kingdom of heaven After much | legal qaarroling the cort decided that | there ia no religion in prism, and that the prisoner must share the fate of his | comrades, whatever the result in the world to come. --Londen Tit-Bits.
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