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<br />,-n.:ll(.d to Ili<? ('{)[I.~!JH.:~Ii'JIl Ile h:Hl p.:li,l. .J)
<br />'.\";-)\ as tlle :J;T1(JiWt of the (l,lllj;'\bC' Vl'I.::1:<j,:,!;".\
<br />u,y \]u:, jj(!vfl.
<br />CO:HW=-,e1 f'Jr tLe ,Jefl::nlhnt flrgue that f.l~,;!'
<br />l"'.pn-_....'.nt;I:;~<r::S re;:,pecting l:1l1'1. to lJe :1('1;',n.
<br />nlJl(>, lhl'''t rc-fl-f to its tille, qHalit)., or \",llu~.
<br />TLis l1mit::lUon upon the right uf adlnn :3
<br />not funnll in the books. The represl'nUt: -['S
<br />(-,:m;IJla~n('J of rel:1tell to :\ stl'l'am of W:1kr
<br />which 5kjrted ;.lle land, :lod the ri::;k au OC'
<br />cupant '\T01.:1I} incur by re:1~on ot the .i'~l'rc.m.
<br />It ;s lji:'t:a:He tbe <:,trt':llll, by the l't'.('lJr;-f'llc'e
<br />or a perio'}kal habit, "lro....e the p1:1.ilH!lT 0lt
<br />the :,-Ind. "lr:.d lh~.~tro~'ed Ws prqJer{y, that b~
<br />:JvpealeJ to a (''Jurt of jlj~tite C,}r n'lk..~~;
<br />nlld if be W3.5 in.lu('rd to put h.l~ 11fO':,.:-rt.
<br />into a p~:l(:e of d,lflgl'f by statel!knts (If :h.~
<br />d(>fenrJ;lHt wh:dl he l)(,/ie~.I--d, and \~'hkh 'lie
<br />d;:.fendant hn€w were untrue, he :::1 (,nti:]Nl
<br />to the i.-.~rJ..(':-.s- .wllitb he Sl.'I.'h.S, );'d.t, COi.i;J'i,'!
<br />~.'ly that tce ,!:1m:1g~s weL'C too l't':ll\lt.;-. ann
<br />~),:,o rl1:u iLe phjJltjrf 'W:15 ch~r.;:(':lb\e wit.h
<br />t.')!lt1.;u~ltl)ry n..g).lgence, be{'au$c if be l1n.]
<br /><l,;,ne C0ftalll thin'gs, :::.ugg:este1t by COllr:~('\, I:;:5
<br />property would not kn.e been 3~.~~.IUJ~l
<br />Tbe daf.(,;l:;es ,vere Hot rt:m:Ae. They r~
<br />!<lJltC'd ,li[(,...tly from the pl<lilltil1's mbplacf"i
<br />conl1,](;uce,Jn the l.~d~n'-'1an(s ~t.at;'>U1('n{S, T~e I
<br />fraudulent f(:presentatiL1Ds and the en~uin;
<br />lo::.s .were eUl<;e and effect. XC.f ('an t~:..
<br />fJ1Jiatiff he c!inrg-{'d with c()lltribtHu1'Y r;t'!;I!
<br />.<;ence. OLe (';1nnot mi:~le:1d ::Hwtbe1', and l!ll'n
<br />c:ompi;}jn !',ec:lt,5C tl1e other a('ted 1111011 '1:3
<br />r.:pL'f'~l!lltatil)il5, Yl:r:r probably, lllo<! 1,1:t~l,tJft
<br />11li;;l1t l1a,'e r.:>n lIis pr(,pt~rtYllt ~vlHe point ';i'OIl
<br />the lanll wb:1'e the t!ood WllUltl not 11.1H
<br />Glught it; U~lt, i( the <J('f,:nd:lnt'S sUt~!l~\:llt'
<br />IwLl Dl'tll true, the plJ.ce w~H:re tbt:! Pi\I;~,'ny
<br />l....'iS pul: ~,-...-;)g. ~.'lfl? en0Dgh, and a char.;... ,?,.lll
<br />Jug from ~~lC Jef.:'llltlut. that the pJa;lJt:n. .,,'l'
<br />11,.;;tigO;'llt l)l~c:l'':~E'. iu the 5Ul:)('ral!ulldal1l'E' ,-,1 I
<br />bis ("'Jnfll].-.m'e, he took the dddH\;Hlt at ::~.
<br />w01'(I, falls :-.tillklrn.
<br />It Is <:;':liu that th~ ('(lurt err;:od In falm~::t!n;
<br />certain tu.timony. \\'e jim1 in the a1Jsla~.
<br />only one objectiun to ~y!dence \\.llil-h .H':15 ~'l'
<br />tJli:J,~d. It W:lS bnseu Oil no !;r'Jun\l. i~~.i
<br /><;uppo.rtpd by no r('a~on. Such an L",~ljl~.::i,)D"
<br />futile. H0wen~r, after e-xilUlil1ing it. we !:i
<br />unable to s(e what If'gal 1'\,';1.".('0 cuuld be ur;,' I
<br />f!;;aio5t the e....jden~e. . i
<br />The inHructions ~iwn arc critic-bed, ~j')! ;,1
<br />Is only DPCL's.sary to suy that thf'Y :lr~ in 3' i
<br />('tml with the v;ewg ,vhi('h we h.lye \,'X~'i(,"
<br />eJ. lu:,;\nlct;OIlS Wt'1'e refusl'll whieh '<Xl','
<br />lJ:\$~1 OIl prol)O..,irlons aln';llly dbpo"L'J t'~ j
<br />The cuurt did !lot :;ubmit to the jur,\- th~' lj'i"!
<br />Uon wLet.her the defL'JlIlaHt l;ncw, 01.' wb.d~~ I
<br />th.e cuntliti'JllS w"..re 5l~('h t!J:.lt he \\";15 t,_'.,;1 I
<br />to J.;now, or was ('",tOPPt'd to say t~1:1t te .~..
<br />not know. th:lt 11:5 l"t"l'tf',>ent:ltk;lS Wt're ts:~ i
<br />Lut the lkft'l1l.bufs '.'\\'0 ~(,~1tIIWIlY to;:\;. :-' I
<br />(l\,\~~tiL;n out of the cast', aud m:l:le its ~~:'
<br />mls"k,u \If.llL'C(':';.'=uy. The jlJ,lgtlll'ut iJ ~
<br />Ilrmed, j,llirmed.
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