Law Humor

By Judge Jerry Buchmeyer

From Debbie H. Brower of Texarkana (DHB Reporting & Paralegal Service), this excerpt from a deposition she reported in a Louisiana workers' compensation case. The plaintiff is being asked if she knows the persons named in a lengthy list of witnesses provided in answers to interrogatories.

Q. Do you know a Joy Lafferty? Who is Joy Lafferty?

A. She's a lady.

Q. Okay. I mean, how do you know her? What's the relation to any of the people that -

A. Growed [sic] up with her.

Q. What now?

A. Growed up with her, went to school with her.

Q. (Long pause.) Is she related to Randy and Sherrie in any way?

A. No.

(Very long pause while attorney makes box around what is written on his notepad.)

Q. Okay. I've got to make sure I got the answer to that last question right, you told me that you grew dope with Joy Lafferty?

A. No.

Q. What did you say?

Plaintiff Attorney: Grew up.

Q. Grew up. No wonder I was -

Plaintiff Attorney: Did you get that?

Court Reporter: I got it right.

Q. Okay, goodness. Grew up and went to school with Joy Lafferty. I had growed [sic] dope. Alright.

Plaintiff's Attorney: I thought you had a twinkle in your eye. The DEA has offices right next door.

Full post as published by Say What! on September 17, 2008 (boomark / email).