 | James Grant - 1837 - 650 páginas
...witty at the expense of an adverse witness. The latter was one of the skin-and-bone class of persons, and by a curious coincidence so was the counsel. You could not look on either without coming to the conclusion that to partake of a substantial meal must be an era in... | |
 | William Valentine - 1889 - 236 páginas
...them, by the happy retort of parties under crossexamination. In the year 1840, a very amusing in stance of this kind occurred, in which the laugh was well...curious coincidence, so was the counsel. You could not '• upon either, without coming to tne conclusion th? ,:, v,wo ought to. be put together to make one.... | |
 | Edward Foss - 1874 - 376 páginas
...witty at the expense of an adverse witness. The latter was one of the skin-and-bone class of persons, and by a curious coincidence so was the counsel. You could not look on either without coming to the conclusion that to partake of a substantial meal must be an era in... | |
 | Marshall Brown - 1899 - 602 páginas
...witty at the expense of an adverse witness. The latter was one of the skiu-and-bone class of persons, and, by a curious coincidence, so was the counsel. You could not look on either without coming to the conclusion that to partake of a substantial meal must be an era in... | |
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... impersonation of chagrin. Singularly enough, in the same court and on the same day, the laugh was equally turned against another counsel who was doing his best to be at once severe and witty at the expense of an adverse witness. The latter was one... 