MyLaffs Joke #669
COURT CASE
One evening after attending the theatre, two cowboys were walking down the avenue when they observed a rather well-dressed and attractive lady just ahead of them. One of them turned to the other and remarked, "I'd give $50 to spend the night with that woman." To their surprise, the young lady overheard the remark and, turning around, said, "I'll take you up on that."
She had a neat appearance and a pleasant voice so after bidding his companion adieu, the man accompanied the lady to her apartment where they immediately went to bed.
The following morning he presented her with $25 as he prepared to go.
She demanded the rest of the money, stating, "If you don't give me the rest of the $50, I'll sue you for it."
He laughed, "I'd like to see you get it."
The next day he was surprised when he received a summons ordering his appearance in court.
The defendant's 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 colorful garden spot with ideal temperatures, conditions for social activity 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 $50. The defendant took possession of the property, used it extensively for the purpose for which it was rented, but on vacating the premises he paid her only $25, one half of the amount agreed upon. The rent was not expensive, but it was restricted property in a private zone, and we ask judgment to be granted against the defendant to assure payment of the balance."
The defendant's lawyer was impressed and amused at the way his opponent had prepared and presented the case. His defense, therefore, was somewhat altered from the way he had originally planned to present it.
"Your Honor," he said, "my client agrees that the young lady had a fine piece of property, that he did rent the property for a time, and a degree of pleasure was received from the transaction; however, my client found a well on the property around which he placed his own stones, sunk a shaft, erected a pump, and initiated pumping operations personally performed by him, which produced results mutually beneficial. We claim these improvements to the property and the mutual benefit resulting adequately compensate for the rental of said property. We will, therefore, ask the judgment not be granted."
Then the young lady's lawyer came back:
"Your Honor, my client agrees that the defendant did find a well on her property, that he did make improvements, and did produce favorable results such as my opponent describes; however, had the defendant not known the well existed, he would never have rented the property. Also, upon vacating the premises the defendant removed his stones, pulled out the shaft, and took his pump with him. In doing so, he not only dragged his equipment through the shrubbery, but also left the hole much larger than it was prior to his occupancy, requiring extensive mop up operations and making it easily accessible to little children. We therefore ask judgment be granted."
AND SHE GOT IT!
