The Criminal Law Journal of India Journal December 1919

He is the Dean of the Aristocracy of Crime makes for himself the rules of graduation and confers the degree. [...] At the next Session of the Supreme Court the case came on for trial and the opening of the legal battle itself was a neat little tableau which the reporters described very effectively. [...] "May it please your Honour " began Jamieson "it appears by the evidence of the witness that her marriage to Harding occurred after the accident that was the cause of his death and that I submit does not constitute her a 'dependent' witin the meaning of the Workmen's Compesation Act so that the plaintiff cannot therefore recover." "Why not?" queried the Judge. [...] "I admit that the point is a new one to me but there is certainly a chance for an argument either way." "simply because the law says that if a workman leaves 'dependents' his estate may recover compensation " Jamieson argued "otherwise not and 'dependents' as used in the Act must be taken to apply to the 'dependents' of the workman at the time of the accident causing his death and not to tho [...] I presume " he concluded "that my learned friends will admit that the law as laid down by the Courts of the State of New York is at least as good as the opinion of the learned Senator on the other side." The army of eminent other side of the table at the heavy impassive Jamieson.