p. 103 | A Learned Judge on Avoiding Lawsuits

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 30, 1875

A Learned Judge on Avoiding Lawsuits

A VERY learned judge was once asked what he would do if a man owed him ten pounds and refused to pay. His reply was worth remembering by those who are quick to take offense and begin a quarrel. He said, “Rather than bring an action against him, with its costs and uncertainty, I would give him a receipt in full of all demands; yes, and I would give him five pounds over to cover all possible expenses.” That was his conclusion after extensive observation on the matter of going to law.