janbear
09-28-2006, 05:55 PM
No Bull
A big-city lawyer was representing the railroad in a lawsuit filed by
an old rancher. The rancher's prize bull was missing from the section
through which the railroad passed. The rancher claimed that the bull
must have been hit by the train, and wanted to be paid the fair value
of the bull.
The case was scheduled to be tried before the justice of the peace in
the back room of the general store.
As soon as the rancher showed up, the attorney for the railroad pulled
him aside and tried to get him to settle out of court. The lawyer did
his best selling job, and finally the rancher agreed to take half of
what he was asking.
After the rancher had signed the release and took the check, the young
lawyer couldn't resist gloating a little over his success, telling the
rancher, "You know, I hate to tell you this, old man, but I put one
over on you in there. I couldn't have won the case. The engineer was
asleep and the fireman was in the caboose when the train went through
your ranch that morning. I didn't have one witness to put on the
stand. I bluffed you!"
The old rancher replied, "Well, I'll tell you, young feller, I was a
little worried about winning that case myself, because that darned
bull came home this morning."
A big-city lawyer was representing the railroad in a lawsuit filed by
an old rancher. The rancher's prize bull was missing from the section
through which the railroad passed. The rancher claimed that the bull
must have been hit by the train, and wanted to be paid the fair value
of the bull.
The case was scheduled to be tried before the justice of the peace in
the back room of the general store.
As soon as the rancher showed up, the attorney for the railroad pulled
him aside and tried to get him to settle out of court. The lawyer did
his best selling job, and finally the rancher agreed to take half of
what he was asking.
After the rancher had signed the release and took the check, the young
lawyer couldn't resist gloating a little over his success, telling the
rancher, "You know, I hate to tell you this, old man, but I put one
over on you in there. I couldn't have won the case. The engineer was
asleep and the fireman was in the caboose when the train went through
your ranch that morning. I didn't have one witness to put on the
stand. I bluffed you!"
The old rancher replied, "Well, I'll tell you, young feller, I was a
little worried about winning that case myself, because that darned
bull came home this morning."