True legal library confessions: Much overdue about nothing

True legal library confessions: Much overdue about nothing

  Did I commit a crime?  If so I want to come clean. Which gets me to a book entitled The Law of Horses, Including the Law of Innkeepers, Veterinary Surgeons, &c., by a George Henry Hewitt Oliphant. Shortly after getting called to the Bar in the mid1970s, I...
Three certainties: bureaucracy, taxes and bagels

Three certainties: bureaucracy, taxes and bagels

A sudden impulse struck me recently at my nearby Sobey’s supermarket, causing me to buy a package of  bagel chips. For the uninitiated, this product consists of about one bagel or so, toasted, thinly sliced, and packaged. Unlike its one-piece version which sells...
The big declutter

The big declutter

How do you say bye bye to old law books? Read more- click link below /the-joy-of-tossing-stuff-every-law-student-has-to-know  
The world of incivil litigation

The world of incivil litigation

Can hotheads keep lawyers busy? A 50ish gentleman visited a restaurant with his son in Seville Spain. They ordered two sandwiches. Dad asked  for mayo. Waiter said they were out. This answer did not sit well with the man.. He left and  returned with a bottle of...
A juicy tale

A juicy tale

  What’s a claim for drinking toxic OJ worth? Click link below rasputin-goes-to-florida-one-lawyer-s-orange-juice-infused-dream-suit