Lawyers

The following questions were actually asked by lawyers. They were compiled by a client of Johnson & Hatch, a Salt Lake City law firm.

bulletWas that the same nose you broke as a child?
 
bulletNow, doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, in most cases he just passes quietly away and doesn't know anything about it until the next morning?
 
bulletQ: What happened then?
A: He told me, he says, "I have to kill you because you can identify me.
Q: Did he kill you?
 
bulletWas it you or your brother that was killed in the war?
 
bulletThe youngest son, the 20-year old, how old is he?
 
bulletWere you alone or by yourself?
 
bulletHow long have you been a French Canadian?
 
bulletDo you have any children or anything of that kind?
 
bulletQ: I show you Exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognize that picture.
A: That's me.
Q: Were you present when that picture was taken?
 
bulletWere you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?
 
bulletQ: Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated?
A: By death.
Q: And by whose death was it terminated?
 
bulletQ: Do you know how far pregnant you are now?
A: I'll be three months on November 8.
 
bulletQ: Apparently then, the date of conception was Aug. 8.
A: Yes.
Q: What were you doing at that time"
 
bulletQ: Mrs. Jones, do you believe you are emotionally stable?
A: I used to be.
Q: How many times have you committed suicide?
 
bulletSo you were gone until you returned?
 
bulletQ: She had three children, right?
A: Yes.
Q: How many were boys?
A: None.
Q: How many were girls?
 
bulletYou don't know what it was, and you didn't know what it looked like, but can you describe it?
 
bulletQ: You say that the stairs went down to the basement?
A: Yes.
Q: And these stairs, did they go up also?
 
bulletQ: Have you lived in this town all your life?
A: Not yet.
 
bulletA Texas attorney, realizing he was on the verge of unleasing a stupid question, interrupted himself and said, "Your Honor, I'd like to strike the next question."