Law Humor

By Judge Jerry Buchmeyer

From William W. Parish of Dallas, these end-of-deposition comments by a physician, who had just been cross-examined by the opposing attorney.

Mr. Parish: Okay, doctor. Then you will waive the reading and signing of the deposition?

Witness: Or maybe I shouldn't waive it until I get my check from you since this guy is calling me a mercenary swine. No, I'll waive it.

Mr. Parish: All right.

Witness: Oh, did that go into the record, that mercenary swine stuff? Oh, well.

Mr. Parish: And agree that we can use ... an unsigned copy then, counsel?

Witness: Well, I'm not a mercenary swine for the record... I'm totally honest.

Full post as published by Say What! on August 28, 2008 (boomark / email).