Kerzty v. Wardymka

The defendant is the plaintiff’s sister-in-law. A witness for the defendant testified that, at an interview preceding the trial, the plaintiff’s counsel admitted to her that “it was not nice to fight between relatives” and that he thought that the case ought to be dropped. In reply to a suggestion that this admission showed a want of faith in the merits of his client’s case, the plaintiff’s counsel stated in argument, “Now, some statement was made about my not having confidence in the suit. ... I always thought it was the part of good attorney-ship— . . . [Objection and exception.} You made…