Prof. Property started in the mellow, friendly way she usually starts. "A., can you tell me about Mannillo v. Gorski?" A. complied and stated the basic facts of the case.
Prof. Property then asked, "A., where was the complaint originally filed?" A. was clearly confused, but she hazarded an answer. "Um, the district court?"
Prof. Property moved into smackdown mode. "A., did you read the first line of the case?"
A. frantically paged through her book to find the first line of the case. "Uh, plaintiffs filed a complaint in the Chancery Division?"
Prof. Property nodded pleasantly. "Yes, that is true. A., what is the Chancery Division?"
A. clearly had no idea, and after stumbling through a few ideas, finally gave up.
Prof. Property frowned slightly, and said, "The Chancery is a court of equity. A., can you tell me what a court of equity is?"
Poor A. bravely muddled through an explanation that included the phrase, "A court where justice is done."
After letting A. struggle in vain for a few minutes, Prof. Property finally held up her hand. "Yes," she said drily, "we do hope it is a court where justice is done." Seeing as there was nothing further to be had from A., Prof. Property delivered the coup de grâce.
"A., do you have a legal dictionary?"
A. nodded.
"A., do you know how to use it?"
1 comment:
Argh! Sounds like a certain property professor I know.....but she was still my favorite because after that day (at someone else's expense) I was never unprepared again...and boy did I learn property. LOL
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