Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

Finkestone raised his eyes from his task and
scanned the lawyers face searchingy for a moment
g. guess you joke with me, counsellor amt it?
broken arm and he wouldn't get it a cent?"
That's the trouble with you laymen, Louie:
just because Teller falls down a flight Of stairs and
breaks his arm or leg you right away think he must
got to collect. That amt 50. You first must got
to prove it the owner knew there was hole in the
carpet ought to have known it. Now in this
Simon boys case it would probably be a hard job
to get witnesses to swear that hole had been there
for years account the carpet was practically new.
That's something Iayman couldn't understand"
well, counsellor, il you were the lame man per
haps you wouldn't understood it neither. If before
a ieller would fall down and break his leg he must
got to 90 to woik and write it a letter the landlord
there's hole in the carpet, right away the landlord
would fix it and there wouldn't be accident at all
amt it?'
Not always Louie. Why, I've got it now case
where Teller falls down a Coa-hole, right around
the corner here-No. o. one of them brown-stone
houses, Teller by the name Epstein owns it-and
expect to collect big on account only a few weeks
before that another Teller falls down the same coal
hole, and this Teller Epstein didn't even have that
coaI-cover repaired yet. Why
And if another Teller was to fall down that coal
hole before he fixes it. he would sure collect coun-
seIlor?' interrupted Finkestone eagerly.
"Of course, he would, Finkelstone. That teller
Epstein is stingy he would rather take it a chance
he would have to pay for a dozen broken legs than
to spend a few dollars for a new coa-cover Such
a teller like that deserves to get it in the neck"
Believe me, counsellor, | know that lowlife from
old The least | would wish him is that every man,
woman and child on the block, which most of them
is customers from my store yet, understand would
go to woik and fall down his Coal-hole and get it
anyway sprained ankle. For such sprained ankle,
counsellor, how much, now, could teller get it by
a COURT
, That depends, Louie,-but with a couple intel
ligent doctors on the case, understand sprained
ankle might easily develop into a broken leg NIT
blood poisoning and anything less than thousand
dollars we would consider a small voidct.
q" 1t all depends too how a case is managed he
went on. why had case where Teller by the
name Lorber cleaned up $3.50 just by keeping his
mouth shut. He riding in a car and the fuse
blew out. He wouldn't Of known nothing about it
only the conductor tapped him on the shoulder and
took down his name and address.
"A couple days later, an adjuster from the COM
pany goes up to see him. Mrs. Lorber wouldn't let
him in on account Lorber is sleeping vet. \ couple
hours later the adjuster comes back and finding
Lorber still in bed right away wants to settle for $50
Lorber didn't remember at first just when or
where he was supposed to have been injured but he
has great presence of mind 50 he groaned and told the
adiuster to 90 away.
Every day for a week the aduster called to see
him, always offering him more money, but Lorber
wouldn't accept it. Finally the adjuster figured
a Teller like Lorber wouldn't lose so many days in
bed unless he really hoited, and offers him $3.50
and Lorber takes it and signs a release.
The next day the adjuster calls again to get his
umbrella which he had left at Lorbers place Lor-
Der was in bed.