One evening, after attending the theater, two gentlemen were
walking down the avenue when they observed a rather well
dressed, attractive young lady walking ahead of them. One of
them turned to the other and remarked, "I'd give $250.00 to
spend the night with that woman."
Much to their surprise, the young lady overheard their
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 $125.00 as he prepared to
leave.
She demanded the rest of the money, stating "If you don't
give me the other $125.00, I'll sue you for it." He laughed,
saying "I'd like to see you get it on these grounds."
C U IN COURT...
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."
Hmmmmm 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
$250.00. 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 $125.00, one-half
of the amount agreed upon.
LQQKIN GQQD...
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."
TO BAD SO SAD...
The young lady's lawyer answered... "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."
PRETTY PLEASE...
In the Judge's decision, he provided for two options:
"Pay the $125.00... or have the equipment detached from its
current location and provide it to the plaintiff for
damages!"
The defendant wrote a check immediately.
