Law Humor

By Judge Jerry Buchmeyer

John E. Clark of San Antonio (Goode, Casseb & Jones) - speaking with authority, as "an ex-appellate judge" - quite correctly urges me "not to overlook the carefully chosen words of our Learned Appellate Courts when you need one more item (besides trials & depositions) for et cetera." So, let's begin this new (and obviously fertile) department with a gem that John found "in Brooks v. Sherler, 859 S.W.2d 586, 588 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 1993), a suit filed by a city employee against several co-workers who had accused him of sexual harassment: - where, in recounting the facts, the appellate court made this "intriguing observation":

...The summary judgment proof established that the city had instituted a sexual harassment program, consistent with the federal and state law, that required the participation of all employees..."

Full post as published by Say What! on June 05, 2009 (boomark / email).