Judges and Judiciary
Nov. 22, 2016
Choosing Hobson's Choice
From the 1920s until today, more than 250 California cases use the phrase. But, the pesky pedant asks, are courts and lawyers using the phrase correctly?
Benjamin G. Shatz
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Appellate Law (Certified), Litigation
Email: bshatz@manatt.com
Benjamin is a certified specialist in appellate law who co-chairs the Appellate Practice Group at Manatt in the firm's Los Angeles office. Exceptionally Appealing appears the first Tuesday of the month.
"Hobson's Choice" - the 1954 version, directed by David Lean - is the sort of movie that justifies the lament "they don't make 'em like this anymore." Featuring a charming story, snappy dialogue, and a talented cast (including the great Charles Laughton as the dipsomaniacal bootmaker Henry Horatio Hobson), it won the award for best British film of 1954, and deservedly so. In addition to being a touching and amusing romcom, it is a particularly fun movie for lawyers, featuring one of the mo...
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