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10-23-2006, 03:35 PM
COVERING ALL THE BASES
A story concerns itself with a wholesaler in New York who sent a letter to the postmaster
of a small mid-western town. He asked for the name of an honest lawyer who would take a
collection case against a local debtor who had refused to pay for a shipment of the
wholesaler's goods. He got this reply: "Dear Sir: "I am the postmaster of this village and
received your letter. I am also an honest lawyer and ordinarily would be pleased to accept a
case against a local debtor. In this case, however, I also happen to be the person you
sold those crummy goods to. I received your demand to pay and refused to honor it. I am
also the banker you sent the draft to draw on the merchant, and I sent that back with a note
stating that the merchant had refused to pay. And if I were not, for the time being, substituting
for the pastor of our local church, I would tell you just where you could stick your claim."
A story concerns itself with a wholesaler in New York who sent a letter to the postmaster
of a small mid-western town. He asked for the name of an honest lawyer who would take a
collection case against a local debtor who had refused to pay for a shipment of the
wholesaler's goods. He got this reply: "Dear Sir: "I am the postmaster of this village and
received your letter. I am also an honest lawyer and ordinarily would be pleased to accept a
case against a local debtor. In this case, however, I also happen to be the person you
sold those crummy goods to. I received your demand to pay and refused to honor it. I am
also the banker you sent the draft to draw on the merchant, and I sent that back with a note
stating that the merchant had refused to pay. And if I were not, for the time being, substituting
for the pastor of our local church, I would tell you just where you could stick your claim."