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Suing the Court

By Glen Ashman

An unpopular attorney had just finished trying a case in the County Courthouse and was on his way back to his office. As he exited the Courthouse he slipped on a banana peel that had been discarded on the Courthouse steps. It was a grand slip and he completed an entire flip before landing on his butt in front of a crowd of amused onlookers.

After dusting himself off and giving the crowd his most distasteful sneer, he turned and reentered the Courthouse. He hobbled up to the court clerk and slammed his briefcase on the desk. "I hereby file suit against the court," he declared.

"You can't sue the court," the clerk replied.

"I most certainly can," he said. "And my charges are that the court was negligent."

"And what is the basis for your suit," the clerk insisted. The attorney pointed a finger in the direction of the front steps and said: "I am suing for being overturned on a peel."

Full post as published by It's (Barely) Legal on January 09, 2011 (boomark / email).