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Very funny court case!
It says talk about anything under the sun! ok then! i just like to share this story to you guys, you might find this one interesting, especially to those who have a way with words. Here it goes..
One evening, after attending the theater, two
> gentlemen were walking
> down the avenue when they observed a rather well
> dressed and attractive
> young lady walking ahead of them. One of them
turned
> to the other and
> remarked, "I'd give Php500.00 to spend the night
with
> that woman."
> >
> > Much to their surprise, the young lady overheard
the
> remark, turned
> around, and replied, "I'll take you up on that offer."
> >
> > She had a neat appearance and a pleasant voice,
so
> after bidding his
> companion good night, the man accompanied the
young
> lady to her
> apartment.
> >
> > The following morning the man presented her with
> Php250.00 as he
> prepared to leave. She demanded the rest of the
money,
> stating "If you
> don't give me the other 250.00, I'll sue you for it."
> >
> > He laughed, saying "I'd like to see you get it on
> these grounds."
> >
> > Within a few days, he was surprised when he
received
> a summons
> ordering his presence in court as a defendant in a
> lawsuit. He hurried to his
> lawyer and explained the details of the case.
> >
> > His 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 garden spot, 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 Php500.00. The
defendant
> took possession of
> the property, used it extensively for the purposes for
> which it was
> rented, but upon evacuating the premises, he paid
only
> Php250.00, one-half
> of the amount agreed upon. The rent was not
excessive,
> since it is
> restricted property, and we ask judgment be granted
> against the defendant
> to assure payment of the balance."
> >
> > The defendant's lawyer was impressed and
amused by
> the way his
> opponent had presented the case. His defense,
> therefore was somewhat
> different from the way he originally planned to
> present it. "Your honor," he
> said, "my client agrees that the lady has a fine piece
> of property, that
> he did rent such property for a time, and a degree of
> pleasure was
> derived from the transaction. However, my client
found
> a well on the
> property around which he placed his own stones,
sunk a
> shaft, and erected a
> pump, all labor performed personally by him. We
claim
> these improvements
> to the property were sufficient to offset the unpaid
> amount, and that
> the plaintiff was adequately compensated for the
> rental of said
> property. We, therefore, ask that judgment not be
> granted."
> >
> > The young lady's lawyer answered thus "Your
honor,
> my client agrees
> that the defendant did find a well on her property.
> However, had the
> defendant not known that the well existed, he would
> never have rented the
> property. Also, upon evacuating the premises, the
> defendant removed the
> stones, pulled out the shaft, and took the pump with
> him. In doing so,
> he not only dragged the equipment through the
> shrubbery, but left the
> hole much larger than it was prior to his occupancy,
> making the property
> much less desirable to others. We, therefore, ask
that
> judgment be
> granted."
> >
> > In the Judge's decision, he provided for two
> options: "pay the
> Php250.00 or have the equipment detached and
provided
> to the plaintiff for
> damages."
> >
> > The defendant wrote a check immediately
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