Viewing Humor Category (9) found:"A Bunch for the Lawyers" (1906).Anyone who mines newspapers for information about Minnesota's legal history quickly sees how they changed over the decades. The papers of the 1850s barely resemble those published a half century later. But there are two constants: stories about politics and the law. Articles about court cases and ... Legal Humor and Wit: Part I.This is a collection of humorous anecdotes and stories told by and about Minnesota lawyers and judges posted on the MLHP in 2008-2010. ... Legal Humor and Wit: Part II.More humorous stories and anecdotes about Minnesota lawyers and judges are posted in this article.
DeWitt Clinton Cooley: "The High Old Court of Impeachment." (1878)After Judge Sherman Page's impeachment trial concluded with his acquittal in June, 1878, DeWitt Clinton Cooley, a prominent St. Paul lawyer, published a three-act play about the proceedings. It was a wicked farce. Cooley lampooned the state senate, which had styled itself "The High Court of Impeach... "Justice Courts, 'As They Is Run.' " (1893)Trials before justices of the peace resolved many minor disputes. However, because the justices usually lacked legal training, justice court was sometimes a place of entertainment for members of the community. These courts were also a rich source of anecdotes told and retold by members of the bar. ... William Lochren: "The Bar Examination of Stewart Harvey." (1893)In the nineteenth century, most lawyers were admitted to the bar in Minnesota either by reciprocity or by passing an oral examination administered by a district court judge or by a committee of lawyers. In 1859 or 1860, an earnest young man, Stewart Harvey, was examined before a "crowded audience, i... "Sheep That Passed In The Night." (1895)For the nineteenth century bar, justice court was a source of innumerable humorous anecdotes. This parody appeared in the January, 1895, issue of "The Minnesota Law Journal." The name of the author--identified by his initials, "H. W. W."--is not known. ... Frank G. O'Brien: "A Pioneer Justice Court" (1904)."Justice Court"--that is, the court of a justice of the peace--was a source of entertainment for early settlers. County histories often refer to amusing incidents in justice court. The following story appears in a collection of reminiscences of Frank G. O'Brien, a Minneapolis journalist, published i... Gregory Wilmas: "The Constitutional Right to Garden." (1998)In 1998 Gregory Wilmas published this humorous article on the history of the law of gardening in a local journal, "Law & Politics." It may also be viewed as a spoof on the turgid writing that appears in most contemporary law reviews. ... |