In John Alderson Foote, Pie-Powder (1911), p. 25
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When I hear of an ‘equity’ in a case like this, I am reminded of a blind man in a dark room—looking for a black hat—which isn’t there.
— Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen
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About Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen
Charles Synge Christopher Bowen, Baron Bowen QC, PC (1 January 1835 – 10 April 1894) was an English judge.
About Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen
Charles Synge Christopher Bowen, Baron Bowen QC, PC (1 January 1835 – 10 April 1894) was an English judge.
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