I've really been waiting for a chance to spread this around.
Larry ARS N9PC
botkin@jorsm.com
Recently reported in the Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers Journal,
>the following are questions actually asked of witnesses by attorneys
>during trials and, in certain cases, the responses given by insightful
>witnesses:
>
> 1. "Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he
> doesn't know about it until the next morning?"
>
> 2. "The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he?"
>
> 3. "Were you present when your picture was taken?"
>
> 4. "Were you alone or by yourself?"
>
> 5. "Was it you or your younger brother who was killed in the war?"
>
> 6. "Did he kill you?"
>
> 7. "How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?"
>
> 8. "You were there until the time you left, is that true?"
>
> 9. "How many times have you committed suicide?"
>
> 10. Q: "Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a
> pulse?"
>
> A: "No."
> Q: "Did you check for blood pressure?"
> A: "No."
> Q: "Did you check for breathing?"
> A: "No."
> Q: "So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you
> began the autopsy?"
> A: "No."
> Q: "How can you be so sure, Doctor?"
> A: "Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar."
> Q: "But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?"
> A: "It is possible that he could have been alive and practicing
> law somewhere."
At 07:50 PM 2/3/98 EST, you wrote:
>In a message dated 98-02-03 18:46:25 EST, w2up@itw.com writes:
>
> Interesting...and true I imagine. We live in a litiguous society and
>although I'm not aware of any lawsuits along the lines you mentioned in our
>hobby, it is certainly (gulp!) possible. Maybe I should talk to my
attorney to
>see what sort of a disclaimer I need. (Hey, O'Connell - are you any help
>here?)
>
>73, Steve K7LXC
>
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