Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-08
PUZZLERS IN COURT.
POINTS THAT HAVE KEPT THE LAW.
 YERs GUESSING.

fe1 on the curious points of law that are constantly arising in the courts The most expert lawyers and judges are frequantiy puzzled by the novel situa- ions in which they are placed.
 One of the most curious points of law cn record arose recently in a court at Jersey, ill America The question was whether eggs. after reaching certain stage of incubation, were 10 be regarded as eggs or chickens. After quarreling aboat the matter for some time, counsel offered to break one of the eggs to sat isfy the law that 1t contained chicken, i'll which case of course, the eggs would have been considerably enhanced in value, but there was general demur to this suggestion, and the justice re- served his decision till he had consulted his colleagues. The result had not come to hand at the time of writing.
 A remarkable case in France excited great deal of attention some time ago. 4 gentleman dining on the terrace of Narbonne restaurant lot t bank note fall into his soup. He laid it down on the table to dry and gust of wind blew it away. A passing dog swallowed the note, and the gentleman detained the animal, whose collar happened to bear its masters name. Indignant at his loss, the owner of the note sued the dog 8 master for 100 francs, the value of the note. There was much legal hair splitting, but at length the court ordered the owner Of the dog to pay the money
 Another French case was that against q Paris hairdresser, who was sned by a sady for e60, being the price of her damaged locks. The fair claimant had used tho hairdresser' s wash, which was said to restore fallen locks, but the result ill this case was to burn the hair off com pletely The point was the liability of the hairdresser, and the court awarded the lady e8.
 Applications for iniunctions often raise curious points. Not long ago an injunction was granted to restrain an officer in the life guards from keeping horses in London drawing room, the ground of objection being the noise which the animals made, which annoyed the aeighhors. The offending officer is n~sq in q lunatio asylum.
 There was a figbt not long ago in one Of the London courts between a barrel organ and piano, an injunction being claimed to restrain gentleman from keeping an organ. 1t seemed that the offender was annoyed by his next door neighbor's piano, and to aYenge himself he obtained 8 barrel organ, which he played at all times Of the day. Th6 question Of the liberty of the subject, :" of course, came up. but the court de- eided that, if an Englishman s house is his castle, it is not fit place for bar rel organ that never stops, and the organ received strict instructions to remain silent, Oil the ground that the owner eyi- dently intended to create D iisance.
 The market value of cough was the question submitted to the Birmingham county court. 4 barrister sued rail- way company for $50 for discomfort suffered by smoking being allowed ill waiting room at station and in non- smoking carriages. The smoking aggra- vated the barrister' 2 cough, and he was awarded 410.
 A queer point arose in the revision court at Nottingham. While the court was sitting young collier named All cock killed his wife ill the most delih crate manner and afterward confessed his crime. An application was mads that Alleook's name should be struck off the register. Why" queried the barrister, receiving the answer, Be eause he is g murderer "Tnat re. mains to be proved, said the barrister and the name remained on the roll
 The finding of lost property has often given rise to curious points of law. < workman who found a valuable ring in n London theater claimed the return Of the ring from the proprietors, who had taken possession of it. The court, how. ever, rejected his claim, as the ring had been picked up while the man was full filling his duties as q servant. At first sight this decision appears to be incon- sstent with that arrived at some years ago in a case ill which q chimney sweep sued ieweer for precious stone. The sweep had found ! brooch on his rounds. which he took to the jeweler, who ex tracted precious stone and substituted worthless imitation Of. this belng discovered, the jeweler replied to the sweeps demand for the return of his stone that the stone did not belong te the sweep. as he had found it, the infer enee being that he could, therefore, steal it with impunity The court, how ever. held otherwise, and the sweep re covered his jewel.
 Eastern superstitition gave rise to a singular argument ill a Chinese court not long ago. A Chinaman had been sent to prison, and, according to cus tom. the authorities proceeded to cut of his pigtail, whereupon tho prisoner ap- piled for an injunction Gil the ground that without his pigtail he could not en. ter the kingdom of heaven. After much legal quarreiing the court decided that there is no religion in prison, and that