Law Humor

By Judge Jerry Buchmeyer

From Charles R. Erickson of Houston (Triton Tool & Supply), these deposition excerpts from a "typical oil field personal injury case with numerous defendants, cross-plaintiffs and, of course, attorneys":

Q. Are you married?

A. Yes.

Q. What is the name of your spouse?

A. Susan.

Q. How long have you been married?

A. Too long.

Q. Well, I move that be stricken.

Def. Counsel Two: I concur.

Def. Counsel Three: Well, it goes to establish his credibility.

Def. Counsel Four: Right, leave it in.

Def. Counsel One: Leave it in.

Q. How long have you been married?

A. Twenty ? I believe it's 22 years.

[Later}

Q. What happened to James Smith? Is he dead?

A. He was killed in a domestic dispute. His wife shot him.

Def. Counsel Two: He was married too long, too.

Def. Counsel Four: She heard the comment, also.

Def. Counsel One: She read his deposition.

Def. Counsel Three: He was apparently married one day too long.

Full post as published by Say What! on December 04, 2009 (boomark / email).