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Life Can Be So Complicated - September 1994

By Judge Jerry Buchmeyer

From Terry Lynn Thornton of Dallas (Prager & Benson), this excerpt from the deposition of the plaintiff in "a real estate deceptive trade practice suit - in which George White of Irving represented the plaintiff:"

Q. Was this your first of your second husband?

A. Third.

Q. It was your third? All right.

A. It was fourth.

Q. Your fourth marriage. All right. Why don't we start with your first marriage. Who was that?

(Sotto voce discussion between witness and counsel.)

Mr. White: If it was annulled, you weren't married.

Witness: Well, that's what I'm asking, 'cause I was married.

Mr. White: No, you weren't. If it's annulled, you're not married. It doesn't exist.

Witness: Okay.

Mr. White: So then subtract one, four minus one is three.

Witness: Okay.

Mr. White:Okay. So only those marriages that ended up in a divorce decree.

Witness: Okay.

Mr. White (wisely): Well ... life can be complicated at times.

Full post as published by Say What! on March 03, 2010 (boomark / email).