" "A woman was sitting on the witness stand, and the lawyer
asked her, 'Did you, or did you not, on the night of June 23rd have
sex with a hippie on the back of a motorcycle in a peach orchard?'
She thought for a few minutes, then said, 'What was that date
again?'" -- from the book Lawyers have long been known as master
storytellers, and those from Kentucky are certainly no exception.
Veteran oral historian and folklorist Lynwood Montell has collected
tales from dozens of lawyers and judges from throughout the
Bluegrass State, ranging from the story about the tough Jackson
County judge who fined himself for being late to court to unwelcome
dogs in the courtroom. Recorded just as they have been told for
generations, these stories are sometimes funny, sometimes sad or
frightening, sometimes raw and harrowing, but always remarkable.
Far more than collection of lawyer jokes, Tales from Kentucky
Lawyers recounts the most insightful, entertaining, and
occasionally heartbreaking stories ever told by and about Kentucky
lawyers and their clients, covering the spectrum from arson to
homicide, domestic disagreements to sexual abuse, and everything in
between. Tales from Kentucky Lawyers is a valuable resource for
folklorists as well as an entertaining and vivid account of the
often-surprising legal world.
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