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 A Question of Law.

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A QUESTION By E. OF S. LAW.

1. In an evil hour B Made a note to an assignee, Wherein and whereby (I don't know why) He promised to pay To the order of A, Six months hence, Twelve cents.

No one knows when begun, * And learned decisions Are reversed, with revisions. Stenographers Counsel on all side now acquire leave the greattown wealth for; their health, While the surrogate grand, in his pride and his prime Is putting on more and more hcirs all the To cap the time. climax, without a compunction

2. One month before that note reached its A madeThe And But He up fruition, leaves no his sons, now will mind from wives a— large to no all and retire will till, quarters daughters ! to perdition,

A higher court judge now grants an in Or That From Restraining junction hisBpaying agent, counsel, wife, partner, wrote, D, B,the E,C, F.note H. & G.,

Of his sisters and brothers and nephews Stand ready and to nieces tear his great fortune to pieces. Actions are started, And dear ones are parted; Suits of all sorts Are begun in all courts, And fearing lest some of their plans should miscarry, Some of the relatives certiorari, With E. C. & B. For the administrators, And F. H. & G. On the part of relators. Actions are lost With tremendous cost, Actions are won

During the pendency of that action — Thus driving both B and the heirs to dis traction. 3.

There are the facts : Now a question I 'll ax Which is sure to bore your Average lawyer — Who is entitled to what, and how? Did the law hold good then? And if then, why not now? And if so, why not? And how long hence? And the amount, in dollars, and the in terest, in cents?