Hello friends today we are discuss this question, the question is -“I know you; you’re just on the look-out for a chance to go to court and all that…you pettifogger!”-Who said this and to whom? What is the matter of dispute? What does the speaker mean to say by the term ‘pettifogger’?
The above statement was said by Chubukov to Lomov. The dispute was regarding the ownership of the Oxen Meadows. The difference of opinion regarding the proprietorship of the meadows turned bitter and Lomov threatened Chubukov by saying that he would take the matter to the court and prove that they are the lawful owners of the meadows. The term ‘pettifogger means a lawyer who handles petty cases.