Novel settlement of dispute. Judge orders woman's second husband to return her to the first in the same condition as he received her (with child)

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Novel settlement of dispute. Judge orders woman's second husband to return her to the first in the same condition as he received her (with child).

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever persons and acts. · Cleverness in the law court. · Clever judicial decisions. · view the constellation · filed as J1173.1

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Filed under Series of clever unjust decisions: plaintiff voluntarily withdraws. (1) Man pulls off borrowed horse's tail: he shall keep horse till tail grows on. (2) Man falls out of bed and kills a baby (or causes a miscarriage): he shall beget a new baby for the mother. (3) Man falls from a bridge and kills boatsman's son: shall allow boatsman to fall from bridge and kill him.

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Novel settlement: snake's wife must wait to kill prince till princess bears as many sons as snake has

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