Judges and Judiciary
Aug. 5, 2014
Almost the truth
To repeat what I have often said, we judges and lawyers are storytellers. Every lawsuit, every judicial opinion involves a story.
2nd Appellate District, Division 6
Arthur Gilbert
Presiding Justice
2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 6
UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963
Arthur's previous columns are available on gilbertsubmits.blogspot.com.
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To repeat what I have often said, we judges and lawyers are storytellers. Every lawsuit, every judicial opinion involves a story. One of the best is found in the short opening paragraph in Palsgraf v. The Long Island Railroad Company, 248 N.Y. 339 (1928). Plaintiff Palsgraf is waiting on the platform of defendant's station for the train to Rockaway Beach. She is injured when scales fall on he...
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