Law Humor

By Judge Jerry Buchmeyer

From Lyle H. Jeanes, II of Dallas (Paul B. Van Ness Associates), this excerpt from the plaintiff's deposition in a personal injury car accident case. The plaintiff's counsel was Earl Drott of Tyler. Dennis Black of Tyler (Ramey & Flock) is asking the questions, starting with:

Q. What was your job?

A. I didn't have one.

Q. What did you do then?

A. Nothing.

Q. You did nothing?

A. I did nothing.

Q. Well, let me ask you this. You went to work and you did nothing. Is that what you're telling me?

A. Yes, sir.

Q. Okay. Who was your supervisor when you were doing nothing?

A. Dwayne Washington

Mr. Drott: How did he know if you were doing a good job?

The Witness: That's the hardest part about doing that job. You never know when you're finished.

Q. (By Mr. Black) How did you spend your time at work when you were out there?

A. Listened to the radio, talked to a couple of friends that helped me.

Q. Helped you do what?

A. Nothing ...

Full post as published by Say What! on July 23, 2009 (boomark / email).