Law Humor

By Judge Jerry Buchmeyer

From Judge Lucius D. Bunton of Midland (W.D. Texas), from a brief filed with the Fifth Circuit:

Judge Walter, in his reasons, noted that the reputation of plaintiff's attorney is formidable. Willie Gary is a nationally renounced attorney having a celebrity client list.

From Wesley B. Strain of Midland (Woernole, Patterson, Strain & Miller), from the minutes of the 1962 organizational meeting of a corporation:

The First National Bank ... was designated as the company depository and ... the president was authorized to borry such money as he thought advisable.

From Vianei Lopez Robinson, an attorney/"medicator" in Abilene (Wagstaff, Alvis, etc), from a letter that, unfortunately, was not mailed:

I have been notified that the parties agree to submit the above-referenced case to medication on Wednesday, May 10, 1995.

From Stephen M. Schlacks of Conroe (Hope, Causey & Schlacks), from the medical report concerning "a very pleasant 28 year-old man ... who enjoys basketball and bowling":

On July 26 he was involved in a motor vehicle accident. A minivan made a right hand turn in front of him and they collided. He hit his jaw on the steering column. There was no loss of conscientiousness.

From J. Michael Lytle of Richmond (Lytle & Moore), from an application to declare heirship:

6. All children born to or adopted by decedent have been listed.

7. To the best of my knowledge, decedent died interstate.

Full post as published by Say What! on June 09, 2009 (boomark / email).