[SOC] a legal matter

[Lloyd Lachow]

 One evening, after attending the theater, two 
gentlemen were walking
down
> the
> > avenue when they observed a rather well dressed 
and attractive young
lady
> > walking ahead of them. One of them turned to the 
other and remarked,
"I'd
> give
> > $250.00 to spend the night with that woman."
> >
> > Much to their surprise, the young lady overheard 
the remark, turned
> around,
> > and replied, "I'll take you up on that offer." She

had a neat appearance
> and a
> > pleasant voice, so after bidding his companion 
good night, the man
> accompanied
> > the you lady to her apartment.
> >
> >
> > The following morning the man presented her with 
$125.00 as he prepared
to
> > leave. She demanded the rest of the money, stating

"if you don't give me
> the
> > other $125.00, I'll sue you for it." He laughed, 
saying "I'd like to see
> you
> > get it on these grounds."
> >
> >
> > The next day he was surprised when he received a 
summons ordering his
> presence
> > in court as a defendant in a lawsuit. He hurried 
to his lawyer and
> explained
> > the details of the case. His lawyer said "She 
can't possibly get a
> judgment
> > against you on such grounds, but it will be 
interesting to see how her
> case
> > will be presented."
> >
> > After the usual preliminaries, the lady's lawyer 
addressed the court as
> > follows..."Your honor, my client, this lady, is 
the owner of a piece of
> > property, a garden spot, surrounded by a profuse 
growth of shrubbery,
> which
> > property she agreed to rent to the defendant for a

specified length of
> time
> > for the sum of $250.00.
> >
> >
> > The defendant took possession of the property, 
used it extensively for
the
> > purposes for which it was rented, but upon 
evacuating the premises, he
> paid
> > only $125.00, one-half of the amount agreed upon. 
The rent was not
> excessive,
> > since it is restricted property, and we ask 
judgment be granted against
> the
> > defendant to assure payment of the balance."
> >
> >
> > The defendant's lawyer was impressed and amused by

the way his opponent
> had
> > presented the case. His defense therefore was 
somewhat different from
the
> way
> > he originally planned to present it. "Your honor,"

he said, "my client
> agrees
> > that the lady has a fine piece of property, that 
he did rent such
property
> for
> > a time, and a degree of pleasure was derived from 
the transaction.
> However, my
> > client found a well on the property around which 
he placed his own
stones,
> > sunk a shaft, and erected a pump, all labor 
performed personally by him.
> We
> > claim these improvements to the property were 
sufficient to offset the
> unpaid
> > amount, and that the plaintiff was adequately 
compensated for the rental
> of
> > said property, We, therefore, ask that judgment 
not be granted."
> >
> > The young lady's lawyer answered thusly "Your 
honor, my client agrees
that
> the
> > defendant did find a well on the property, 
However, had the defendant
not
> > known that the well existed, he would never have 
rented the property.
> Also,
> > upon evacuating the premises, the defendant 
removed the stones, pulled
out
> the
> > shaft, and took the pump with him. In doing so, he

not only dragged the
> > equipment through the shrubbery, but left the hole

much larger than it
was
> > prior to his occupancy, making the property much 
less desirable to
others.
> We,
> > therefore, ask that judgment be granted."
> >
> > In the Judge's decision, he provided for two 
options; pay the $125.00 or
> have
> > the equipment detached and provided to the 
plaintiff for damages.
> >
> >  The defendant wrote a check immediately!
>


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