Sep 21, 2010 23:57
Law school is full of little inside jokes. Today we had Dr. Seuss does torts via my study group:
e-mail from B1
A man stacks his flax 70 feet from the railroad tracks. Sparks from train set them aflame. Court ruled the engineer was insincere when stoking the fire. But the Flax was too near the tracks and the owner couldn't recover. The Supreme Court is a safe port for a plaintiff seeking respite. How close is too close the judges pose. A man and his flax needed worry about the tracks if a train shows disdain for proper operation on the way to the station.
Shakespeare does law from B2:
Alas my love! For it was you who did bring strict liability into our proceedings, and now I never sleep but I see contributory negligence rise like a spectre before my eyes...
And my own Law school lessons:
1)never ever go on a cruise.
2)avoid escalators at all costs.
3)For fuck's sake read it before you sign it.
4)Your rights are illusory.
5)Scalia.