Humor
Legal Poetry
Plaintiff brought action in tort against defendants for damage to his "beautiful oak tree" caused when defendant struck it with an automobile. »
Legal Humor: “Party On” in State Court
Going with my recent fascination with humorous court opinions, I found this little beauty: Noble v. Bradford 789 F. Supp. 395 (1992). Basically, the case is about removal jurisdiction, which the District Judge comically denies. »
Can you sue yourself?
Well, apparently you can try. In Lodi v. Lodi, plaintiff and defendant Orestre Lodi tried to sue himself for an “Action to Quiet Title Equity” in regards to an estate he was the beneficiary of. Lodi properly served himself, and when he failed to respond, moved for default judgement against himself. The trial court, in Shasta... »
Excessively Funny Damages
laintiff demands the following relief... (1) "989 thousand billion trillion dollars; (2) everything the City of New York owns; (3) everything the State of New York owns; and (4) release from state prison without parole. »
Scalia on Golf
It has been rendered the solemn duty of the Supreme Court of the United States ... to decide What Is Golf.... and it will henceforth be the Law of the Land, that walking is not a 'fundamental' aspect of golf. »
