A defendant in a lawsuit involving large sums of money was talking to his lawyer. "If I lose this case, I'll be ruined." "It's in the judge's hands now," said the lawyer.
"Would it help if I sent the judge a box of cigars?" "Oh no! This judge is a stickler for ethical behavior. A stunt like that would prejudice him against you. He might even hold you in contempt of court. In fact, you shouldn't even smile at the judge."
Within the course of time, the judge rendered a decision in favour of the defendant.
As the defendant left the courthouse, he said to his lawyer, "Thanks for the tip about the cigars. It worked!"
"I'm sure we would have lost the case if you'd sent them" said the lawyer.
"But, I did send them" said the defendant.
"What? You did?" said the lawyer, incredulously.
"Yes. That's how we won the case." the defendant replied.
"I don't understand," said the lawyer.
"It's easy. I sent the cigars to the judge, but enclosed the plaintiff''s business card."
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3 comments:
that's a good twist.
Brother writer, who wrote this? anyway, well done.
Patrick Ng
Definitely not me Patrick. I believe the Defendant's lawyer may be me. hahaha
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