 As it rarely happens that a man is fit to plead his own cause, lawyers are a class of the community, who, by study and experience, have acquired the art and power of arranging evidence, and of applying to the points of issue what the law has settled.  The Port Folio - Page 4971824Full view - About this book
 | Europe - 1785 - 522 pages
...happens thai a man is fit to plead his own caufe, lawyers are a clafs af (he community, who, by ftudy and experience, have acquired the art and power of...arranging evidence, and of applying to the points at ¡(Tue what the law has iettled. A lawyer is to do for his client all that his client might tair'y... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides - 1785 - 546 pages
...ta plead his own caufe, lawyers are a clafs fcf-the community, who, by ftudy and experiC ence> ence, have acquired the art and power of arranging evidence, and of applying to the points at iffue what the law has fettled. A lawyer is to do for his client all that his client might fairly do... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides - 1785 - 548 pages
...and determine what mall be the effect of evidence— what mafl be the refult of legal argument. As it rarely happens that a man is fit to plead his own caufe, lawyers are a clafs of the community; who, by ftudy and expert C ence, have acquired the art... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1786 - 552 pages
...determine what shall be the effect of evidence, — what shall be the result of legal argument. As it rarely happens that a man is fit to plead his own...arranging evidence, and of applying to the points love for the public, neglected to his ruin. His thoughts went slow and his words came much slower ;... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides - 1786 - 478 pages
...happens that a man is fit to plead his own caufe, lawyers are a clafs of the community, who, by ftudy and experience, have acquired the art and power of...arranging evidence, and of applying to the points at iffue what the law has fettled. A lawyer is to do for his client all that his client might fairly do... | |
 | Christian biography - 1810 - 548 pages
...the evidence ; — what shall be the result of legal argument. As it rarely happens that a man is lit to plead his own cause, lawyers are a class of the community, who, by study and experience, nave acquired the art, and power of arranging evidence, and of applying to the points at issue what... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides - 1860 - 434 pages
...and determine what shall be the effect of evidence—what shall be the result of legal argument. As it rarely happens that a man is fit to plead his own...arranging evidence, and of " applying to the points afissue what the law has settred. A lawyer is to do for his client all that his client might fairly... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 950 pages
...determine what shall be the effect of evidence, — what shall be the result of legal argument. As it rarely happens that a man is fit to plead his own...lawyers are a class of the community who, by study anil experience, have acquired the art and power of arranging evidence, and of applying to the points... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1867 - 158 pages
...rarefy happens that a man is fit to his own cause, lawyers are a class of the Btiirr who by study aad experience have acquired the art and power of arranging evidence, and of apjvyiijj to the points at issue « >)»t the law has served, A lawyet is to d>» tVvr his <^.ier.t... | |
 | Law - 1901 - 510 pages
...to argue it before the last appellate tribunal. He recognized the truth of Dr. Johnson's saying that "Lawyers are a class of the community who by study...acquired the art and power of arranging evidence, and applying to the points at issue what the law has settled. A lawyer is to do for his client all that... | |
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