Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-03-22
PUzZLERS IN COURT.
POINTS THAT HAVE KEPT THE LAW
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 An interesting volume might be writ ton on the curious points of law that are constantly arising in the courts. The most expert lawyers and judges are frequently puzzled by the novel situa. lions in which they are placed.
 One of the most curious points of law on record arose recently in court at Jersey, in Amerioa. The question was whether eggs after reaching a certain stage of incubation, were to be regarded as eggs or chickens After quarreling about tho matter for some time, counsel offered 10 break one of the eggs to sat isfy the law that it contained a chicken. in which case, of course, the eggs would have been considerably enhanced iil value, but there was q general demur to this suggestion, and tho 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 4 great deal of attention some time ago. A gentleman dining on the terrace of q Narbonne restaurant let 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 tho animal, whose collar happened to boar it's masters name Indignant at his loss5 the owner of tho note sued the dog s master for 100 francs, the value of the note. There was much legal hair splitting, but at length tho court ordered the owner of the dog to pay tho money
 Another French case was that against a Paris hairdresser, who was sued by iady for ECO, being the price of her damaged locks. Tho fair claimant had used tho hairdresser' s wash, which was said to restore fallen locks, but the result in this case was to burn the hair off com pletely The point WAS tho liability of tho hairdresser, and the court awarded the lady e6.
 Applications for injunetions often raise curious points, Not long ago an injunction was granted to restrain an officer in the life guards from keeping horses Tn London drawing room, the ground of objection being tho noise which the animals made, which annoyed the ueighhors The offending officer is n5w ill lunatio asylum.
 There was a fight 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. It seemed that the offender was annoyed by his next door neighbours piano, and to ayenge himself he obtained barrel organ, which he played at all times Of the day. The question of the liberty of the subject, <" of course, came up, but the court do- eided that, if an Englishman s house IS his castle, it is not fit place for bar rel organ that never steps, and the organ received strict instructions to remain silent, on the ground that tho owner evi- dently intended to create naisanee.
 The market value of cough was the question submitted to the Birmingham county court. 4 barrister sued a rail- way company for e50 for discomfort suffered by smoking being allowed in waiting room at a station and in non- smoking carriages. The smoking aggra- vated the barrister'a B cough, and he was awarded G10.
 A queer point arose in the revision court at Nottingham. While tho court was sitting q young collier named All. cock killed his wife in the most delih. crate manner and afterward confessed his crime. An application was made that Allcock's name should be struck off the register Why" queried tha barrister, receiving the answer, Be- cause he is murderer. That 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. A workman who found a valuable ring ill 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 a servant. At first sight this decision appears to be incon- sistent with that arrived at some years ago in case in which q chimney sweep sued q ieweler for a precious stone The sweep had found 6 brooch on his rounds which he took to the ieweler. who ex- tracted precious stone and substituted worthless imitation On this being discovered, the jeweler replied to the sweeps demand for the return of his stone that the stone did not belong to the sweep, as he had found it, the infer, ence 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 singular argument in a Chinese court not long ago A Chinaman had been sent to prison, and, according to GUS tom, tho authorities proceeded tocut of his pigtail, whereupon tic prisoner ap- piled for an injunction on the ground that without his Tiotail he could mt en