Word: plaintiffs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...plaintiffs, which include communities, individuals, and resort establishments in four counties charged that Howell "trespassed" on their lands "by artificially causing rain to fall upon the lands," and that he conducted his rainmaking activities "in so reckless and negligent a manner that excessive rains" caused "damage to the real and personal property owned by the plaintiff...
Wilkie fought his case through to Britain's High Court of Justice. There last week plaintiff and defendants really got down to cases. Wilkie's lawyer argued that since 1948 was a leap year, the 194-48 tax year (beginning April 5) had an extra day, and the half year was therefore 183 days. The revenue people, determined to get their man, dug up an 1842 tax law which says that six months means six lunar months. This would have defeated Wilkie but Judge Sir Terence Norbert Donovan ruled the 1842 law out of date. Britain...
Serving as associate judges will be Elliot L. Richardson LL.B. '44 and Charles P. Curtiss LL.B. '17, both of the Boston Bar. They will pick the winner of the trial between the J. Smith Club, representing the fictitious Fred Daniels, plaintiff--who jumped the Washington team of the American League--, and the E. Warren Club, representing Baseball Commissioner Handler...
...Syracuse, N.Y., John Harding was excused from jury duty after it was discovered that the plaintiff in the accident damages suit to.be decided was his daughter, the defendant his wife...
...School's annual mock trial reaches the appellate stage tomorrow night at 8 p.m. in the Langdell Courtroom. Dean Griswold of the Law School will represent the plaintiff-appellant. Covington W. Hardee, professor of Law, will be counsel for the defendant...