Word: neylan
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...more famed U. S. lawyers is quick-tongued John Francis Neylan, for long William Randolph Hearst's chief attorney and at present counsel for badgered Herbert Fleishhacker, top-flight San Francisco financier & businessman. Lawyer Neylan was not in a happy mood last week. Not only had he and Client Fleishhacker just lost one damage suit in San Francisco (TIME, Dec. 20), but Federal Judge George Cosgrave, hearing another damage suit in Los Angeles, was handing him many an adverse ruling in testimony. Suddenly exasperated Lawyer...
...Neylan snapped: "It is quite apparent to me that some unfortunate personal attitude on my part irritates your honor. I have attempted to be most respectful...
Judge Cosgrave: "I am not criticizing Mr. Neylan personally. Apparently we went to different schools and think differently. As it happens, I am the judge...
...Lawyer Neylan: "In view of the importance of the issues to my clients, if my personality is offensive to your honor or irritating to the point that apparently it arouses an antagonism on your part. I would be glad to retire from the case...
...officer of a corporation to make a private profit for himself in the discharge of his official duties," Judge St. Sure ordered Banker Fleishhacker to give an accounting to the Anglo stockholders. Heavy-jowled Herbert Fleishhacker retorted: "We'll appeal and win." His lawyer, quick-tongued John Francis Neylan, sniffed: "I view the matter as a rather interesting development in an episode that is far from ended...