Cape Breton's Magazine

lawyer who wanted some court experience and he forced some people into court. And a couple of them were knowledgeable and they got J. A. Walker, a lawyer who just lived two doors from here (in Halifax)--who was a Cape Breton man from Lake Ainslie area. A very competent lawyer. The carpenter's evi? dence wasn't good enough. His evaluations were a bit on the low side and after they made fools of him in court I got an archi? tect (M. R. Chappell) to value the build? ings- -a Sydney firm.... I got an architect whose word couldn't be doubted when he went into court and (he) said: "I would replace that house for such-and-such a figure." There was no more problem.... I remember Jimmy Donovan. I offered Jimmy $1,200 and the court gave him a thousand. That was the only case where the court re? duced my offer. And Jimmy had, I think, a hundred acres up Clyburn Brook, and there was some big hemlock up there. Great big hemlock. There was a Supreme Court judge who's proper address was My Lord. Jimmy was only used to a Magistrate so he says, "Your Honour, there's trees up there on my land they're big as molasses punchin's." I was sorry he reduced. I liked him and I was annoyed that the judge reduced what I had offered the old fellow. There were some funny cases. The funniest one was at Pleasant Bay. When you're driv? ing from Cheticamp to Pleasant Bay and you go down MacKenzie Mountain. When you came "mP SUPERIOR OPTICAL LIMITED Owned & Operated JAMES DEAN Optician COMPLETE OPTICAL SERVICE 'r'-- ri 'k_ Shirley Sparling Optician and Pair FREE Checl< in store Mon. - Tues. - Sat. 10 am - 6 pm Wed. ' Thurs. ~ Fri. 1Q am - 9 pm S64-S486 Mayflower Mali down MacKenzie Mountain, you came to a house that was outside the park. And across the road there was about a 30-acre field from the road to the shore outside the park. Behind the house there was 10 acres of woodland and then the park boundary came in and there was 110 acres of woodland in the park. So, it was about 140 or 150 acres all together. But, I called on them and I had another MacDonald lawyer with me. He sat in the car and I went in the house. And there was a widow woman...and her two sons. So they had quite a conversation in Gaelic which didn't enlighten me at all. If my ma? ternal grandparents were there they would have understood every word, my mother might have understood a little, but I didn't. Then we went out to look at the property. Well, the woodland--it was that steep moun? tain up there had been clear cut. You could stand in one place and see the whole thing. MICROWAVES Don's TV & VCR Repair Warranty Depot for RCA, GE, Sanyo MTC, Magnasonic, Samsung REPAIR TO MOST OTHER MAKES Inverness & Richmond Streets • SYDNEY CONVERTERS . PHONE/FAX: 902-562-2366 • video DON'T MAKE A MOVE WITHOUT US! • LOCAL • LONG DISTANCE • OVERSEAS LARGE OR SMALL - WE MOVE H ALL 'MOFFATT '' Moving & Storage SAFELY, EFFICIENTLY & INSURED CALL THE PROFESSIONALS • OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE Financing Available O, A. C. 30- to 90-Day Interest Free VISA I Mastercard on Long Distance • 1-800-267-6885 I FREE ESTIMATES 80 MARINE DR. '' ' ' SYDPORT '3' 562-0222 "*--?*'?'--??" '' ''?* SYDPORT 'a Weekends & After Hours '' 564-0963/562-1978 FAX 564-6865 VANUNES /AGEKT