Today is the Friday of the August long weekend. I hope everyone is having some time off before the snowstorm hits in a couple of weeks.
Today I stumbled upon the site Legalhumor.com. It has some pretty interesting stuff, humourous but never tacky. Best of all: no lawyer jokes! I would like to share a few quotes that actually came from the bench.
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Case #1: Montgomery v. Canada West Insurance Co. [1996] A.J. No. 820
Master Funduk of Alberta:
“In his first affidavit the Plaintiff exhibits a 10 page list of chattels he says were destroyed. The list ranges from ‘pencils, cancelled cheques, bank statements’, one bar of soap, one tooth brush, one tube of tooth paste, one hair brush, after shave lotion, cologne, deodorant and up, including 80-100 Playboy magazines. The Plaintiff says that the lost chattels consisted of half a lifetime of gathering from garage sales, sports stores, auction sales and an inheritance from his father.
“It must have been a very large trailer.”
Case# 2 Alberta Treasury Branch v. Powell, 31 March 1998
Master Fuduk of Alberta:
“If Mr. Powell was to himself remove his inflamed appendix he can do so but he will botch the job.
“If he wants to drill and fill his aching tooth he can do so but he will botch the job.
“If he wants to act for himself in this lawsuit he can do so but he will botch the job. He has.”
