Legal Wit Archives : 2014

Legal Wit — The Old

I reject as absurd fabrication the 'dead animal carcass' on the side of the road defence.

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At the police station [the defendant] was advised that a breath sample was being requested.

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Legal Wit — The Smell of Burning Money

There is much about this case that resembles a Family Court proceeding involving an adulterous spouse: passion has pilfered all perspective; judgment that would otherwise be insightful is clouded; bitterness hangs in the air; and, the IQs of the parties have temporarily dropped to the ambient temperature of the courtroom (otherwise, why would this family be exposing its dirty corporate laundry in such a public forum).

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Legal Wit — Flying Wheels

Wheels should not be approaching one's vehicle on the highway unattached  Gunderson v.

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Legal Wit — In-house, Out-house

An in-house lawyer is just as competent as an out-house lawyer.

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Legal Wit — Raining Golf Balls

No issue is taken with the trial judge's finding that a barrage of misdirected golf balls emanating from the ninth hole of the Emerald Park Golf Course created a nuisance for the plaintiff homeowners.

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Legal Wit — Parliament Didn't Protect God's Privacy Rights

Two police officers left the accused in a polygraph room, which was equipped with a hidden microphone and hidden video camera.

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Legal Wit — Moving the Goalposts

It is difficult to overstate the degree of the applicants' frustration at the never-ending movement of the target that the [Rural Municipality] set for them with respect to the acquisition of the highly coveted building permit that they were seeking.

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Legal Wit — Low Expectations

In a trial involving self-represented litigants, my expectations are low: all I ask is that they be clothed.

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