Saturday, March 03, 2007

Snippet from a recent case

Was in court this week for a fencing dispute, which centred around the location of the new fence v the location of the old fence. One side claims that the fence is built along the same line as the old fence, the other claims that the fenceline was moved.

The other side were calling a neighbour as a witness. They told me his name was Doctor X. No problem. They call Dr X.


Q: What are you a doctor of?
A: Civil Engineering

Q: What is your experience?
A: I've taught at MIT and Stanford

Q: How long have you lived in this house?
A: Since the 1950s


The Doctor then proceeded to give evidence as to the location of the fenceline. As you'd expect, he was a reasonably credible witness!!!

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