The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-14
RECENT LEGAL OPINIONS.

-Fallacy of an Old Maxim Established
a case is reported from Louisiana that
is a strange combination of superstition
and ignorance. An action was brought
for the death of the plaintiffs father, al
legged to have been caused by the bite Of a
cog. 1t appears that the daughter of the
deceased, one of the plaintiffs, obtained
from the owner of the dog a small bunch
of hair and conceived the idea, ii seems
that il would sOOthe the wound and cause
it to heal. She put this hair on the scratch
es inflicted by the dog, carrying out the
old superstition that the hair of the dog
is an antedote for the bite. She, after haV-
ing put on the hair. applied a piece of salt
meat over the hair The combination re
manned the wound for about week. at
the end of which time erysipelaS devel-
oped. About this time the necessity of a
physician suggested itself and upon the
trial Of the case the physician testified that
he did not connect the death of the patient
with the bite of the dog, even remotely,
but to the baTbarOus treatment the wound
received 1t was held that a slight wound
greatly aggravated by imprudent treatment
will not give rise TO liability for damages
where the death is traced to another cause
than the bite of the animal. Law Notes
for March,
-Time-Fractions of a Day
The law does not recognize fractions Of a
Gay. When il provides a per diem COM
pensation for the time necessarily devoted
to the duties of an office the officer is en-
titled TO this daily compensation for eacn
day on which it becomes necessary for him
to perform any substantial service if he
does perform the same. regardless of the
time occupied in its performance. I34 Chi
cagO Legal News Colorado case) No. %.
Women Eligible as Lawyers-Maryland
Legislation
Some weeks ago we gave i'm this column
the report of a decision handed down by
the Supreme Court of Maryland, where il
decided that. as the law then stood.
"A woman could not be licensed to practice
law in that State. 1t must so against the
grain of a court to be compelled to re-
fuse to allow finely educated woman to
practice law simply because she is a
woman. The Legislature of Maryland,
which Is NOW in session, took the question
up, and :On the 4th of March the State
Senate passed a bill to authorize the adj
mission OF women attorneys in the State
courts. The bill received only two votes in
the negative. The House will undoubtedly
concur in the passage of the bill. and the
lady who was a few weeks ago rejected
can renew her application.
Public Contracts-Competition.-
Two independent rival contractors agreed
as TO the amount that each should bid for
that the successful bidder would share his
profits with the other. After completing
the work and receiving the compensation
the successful bidder refused to share with
his rival, and in suit brought by the latter
against the former il was held that such
contract between bidders was one tending
to stitie competition, was contrary TO public
policy and could not be enforced I66 South
western Rep (Texas), No 81
Kilograms
A telegraph operator in New Orleans is
not presumed in law TO know the Sunday
hours OF the company in town In Texas
and in accepting a message does not under
take to deliver it regardless of such hours
in the absence of a specific agreement TO
that effect [66 Southwestern Rep. CTexas
Judge GID, No. 81