 Johnson,) a lawyer has no business with the justice or injustice of the cause, which he undertakes, unless his client asks his opinion, and then he is bound to give it honestly. The justice or injustice of the cause is to be decided by the judge. Consider,...  The Port Folio - Page 4971824Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...which is made the image of intellectual essence, contributes to the formation of a pudding." LA w . A lawyer has no business with the justice or injustice of the cause he undertakes, unless his client asks his opinion, and then he is bound to give it 'honestly. The justice... | |
 | Christian biography - 1810 - 548 pages
...than he, and lesse exacting; for often he forgave his owne e He would not meddle.] " \\n talked of tho practice of 'the law. Sir William Forbes said, he...cause which he undertakes, unless his client asks bis opinion, and then he is bound to give it honestly. The justice or injustice of the cause is to... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 612 pages
...and I declared she should have five hundred pounds of additional fortune. f C , .U i 1 • -C Hebrid We talked of the practice of the law. Sir William Forbes said, he thought an honest lawyer should uever undertake a cause which he was satisfied was not a just one. " Sir," said Mr. Johnson, " a lawyer... | |
 | Christopher Wordsworth (DD.) - Christian biography - 1839 - 688 pages
...client he would not meddle ' in that matter, for all the good in the world. •> He would not meddle.] " We talked of the practice of the law. Sir William...satisfied was not a just one." " Sir, (said Mr. Johnson i. a Lawyer has no business with the justice or injustice of the cause which he undertakes, unless... | |
 | Law - 1839 - 508 pages
...summarily disposed of by Dr. Johnson :— " We talked (says Boswell) of the practice of the law. Sir Wm. Forbes said he thought an honest lawyer should never...Johnson, ' a lawyer has no business with the justice or the injustice of the cause which he undertakes, unless his client asks his opinion, and then he is... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1848 - 1798 pages
...endeared her still more to me, and I declared she should have five hundred pounds of additional "fortune. We talked of the practice of the law. Sir William Forbes said, he thought an honest 1 Tbit respectable baronet, who pub.Uhed a Life of B«*tt.e, died in 1806. at the age of sixty-eight... | |
 | James Boswell - 1851 - 410 pages
...people. — ED. more to me, and I declared she should have five hundred pounds of additional fortune. We talked of the practice of the law. Sir William...of the cause which he undertakes, unless his client ask his opinion, and then he is bound to give it honestly. The justice or injustice of the cause is... | |
 | American literature - 1857 - 694 pages
...note the adverse inferences of philosophers and authors. Thus, Dr. Johnson says to Boswell: " Sir, a lawyer has no business with the justice or injustice of the cause he undertakes;" and " everybody knows you are paid for affecting a warmth for your client." "Justice,"... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 950 pages
...endeared her still more to me, and I declared she should have five hundred pounds of additional fortune. We talked of the practice of the law. Sir William...Sir," said Mr. Johnson, "a lawyer has no business i with the justice or injustice of the cause which he undertakes, unless his client asks his opinion,... | |
 | Forbes Benignus Winslow - 1860 - 796 pages
...In answer to a question put to him by Hoswell, in relation to the point mooted, he remarked, that " a lawyer has no business with the justice, or injustice of the cause he undertakes, unless his client asks his opinion, and then he is bound to give it honestly. The justice... | |
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