For example : a teenage boy was suing for emancipation from his overbearing father , an Army colonel .
However , for all his avuncularity , Judge Franklin never hesitated to rebuke anyone who stepped out of line in his courtroom .
: a teenage boy was suing for emancipation from Franklin 's overbearing father , an Army colonel .
However , for all his avuncularity , Judge Franklin never hesitated to rebuke anyone who stepped out of line in his courtroom .