The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-24

to deal Win hro those that Hny !
wouldn't argue with you, or have II
your own way. or even whatever you
uv goes y'und"rs,and." Abe Potash
said tho morning after ne had been
released from two weeks of jury
duty "But thnra tho Kind Of poo-
pic lawyers alnt II anyone sayH
It's lovely dny uodny.' to n lawyer.
v'uudcrstan1 before the fcllor EctsI
through saying irs understand mo,
Tho lawyer lp alrrady clearing his
throat To- give him an argument"
"tulosa hc would he ono of them
office lawyers that bailR up rcal cs-
tatc transactions and rcorRnnizcsI
'lilroRds. y'undorstand." MOTT
porlmuttor said. (which II someone
KAYE itR fine day To such "A law
ser. Abe, no would refuse TO give nu
opinion ono way or the other until
he had a chance TO 20 into I, moro
thoroughly with HIS partner Then
after the two OF them looked II up
In Ginsburg on Domestic Relations.
understand me, no would write you
"a letter to tho effect that II was n
line lie yin Kew Tv,a under vortion
Ii33 Of the Code of Civil Procedure.
but that in n case In California,
Thomashoftaky v. Tho Imperial Val
Icy Fruit Packers Association, ma
Duahkind, 332, II was held that II
somebody says, IT'S flno day the
burden Of proof In on tho plaintiff.
and enclosed please find bill and
oblige."
well. ! never could 500 no Henw
In getting advice from an office
lawyer Mawruas." Abo commented.
because sooner or later you would
bc obliged to hire a trial lawyer
who could put up n big front before
"a judge and make good tho bluff
that tho office lawyer threw when
no told you nobody could do you
nothing II you followed his advice
y'undcrstand."
SAY" Morris exclaimed, ANY
one who is fixing to do something
that haa got To be passed on by al
lawyer In advance. Abe. Ia headed
for IA lawsuit anyhow. no he might
just az well do II first and get his
advice afterwards"
We'll, certainly there In timca
when n lawyer comes In worry handy
like collecting bills aud forcclosng
mortgages and the Ike" Abe said,
but when two business men got an
honest dispute which they couldn't
settle except by n lawsuit. Mawruss.
they should ought to he good sports
and cut for II aces low. or match
coins for II. best two out Of three.
y'undcrstand. because even " tho
dispute amt honest and one OF the
parties IN trying to do tho other,
Mawruss. when the lawyers get
through with tho jury. nobody could
tell which In moro crooked, the
plaintiff or tho defendant. In fact.
Mawruss, with most OF them Caftcs
listened to last week In the city
court. II was my idea that tho jury
should bring In verdict for tho
fun amount to bo divided equally
among the stonographer. the ush-
crs and tho Judge. and that the
plaintiff and tho defendant should
split the check fifty-fif;y."
The Judge Is no hotter than the
lawyera Abe" Morris said. Iialf
the lawsuits which comes before
turios nowadays In duo to the fact
that In a certain case. ono judge
decided ono thing. and In similar
case another Judge decided tho op-
poslte. II there could be n national
association of Judges like there ia "A
national association OF credit mon.
and they could get together once n
year and decide what Il going to he
the law IN certain case. anyhow
until the next annual convention.
cumberland. whole lot OF law
suits would bo saved. But the trou-
bio with tidgca is that they once
used to was lawyers and couldn't
get over It. II New York Judge
gets n case which is tho Same IN a
cas-, decided by Judge Atlantic
y'understand. does he so To work
and hand out a similar docihonf 7
Oserl Hs says; What does that
schlcmiel know about such things
anyway A Judge Of tho supreme
court no calls him@lfi A basoballer
he is. That's what he ia And the
New York judge turns around and
decides Just the opposite"
Well. what could you expect from
a Judge OF tho New York supreme
court when the judges OF the United
States supreme court---a first class,
a-numhpr-ono court like that
couldn't agree among thcmSlrea''
Ahv asked. "Evcrv day you read In
tho newspapers whore n case comes
up before them, Mawruss. and three
out ut the fiyo Judges decided one
way. and the other two hand down
what is called disTrting opinions
That's ny to President NnrdlnE,
Morris commented. (which II |
would Doe President Harding | would
,tl them judges over Co the whit"
house and | would say TO thom.
'RoNg Hoya' what Hrc you quar-
rolling for all tho umc' Couldn't
you get along better than thol2 why
must vNo OF YOU alwoys stand ont
against the othcrs' what are YOU
United states aruutora or SOME
thing" And ,hou n chat didn't hclp
things along l'd have 60 let 'cW ro
nnd appoint ! fresh bunch OF
Judges
And would that do pgy good ''
Abe asked YOU would 90 60 WORK
and appoint fyr more lawyers tc o,
Judges 40 'hr Nnitp1 Sfsf,r aunr,w,
court and the whole trouble would
start over again
"Thnrs whore y0u mako "a big
mistake Morris declared "Ir
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