LOL. I know the feeling. Oh, do I know that feeling.
Sounds awesome.
I live very near the great judge wapner. Still kickin’.
Clever man, he was.
“You couldn’t get a date even if you were the only man in a women’s prison with a fistful of pardons in your hand.” To a friend who said he was going cruising in a convertible.
“So we have a situation here where if we put you both in a barrel (and) rolled it down the hill, there would always be a liar on top.” To a husband and wife testifying in a domestic case.
Gotta remember that one. Should come in handy describing quite a few electoral contests.
"You couldn't get a date even if you were the only man in a women's prison with a fistful of pardons in your hand."
Fare thee well, sir.
“10. “You can tie a ribbon around cheap, but it doesn’t make it expensive.” To a lawyer using flowery language to make a weak argument.”
I was on a jury here in NE Fla. a couple of years ago and the judge took the time to rip the lawyers on both sides a new one on several occasions, it’s all I could do to not bust out laughing in the jury box. It “almost” made jury duty worth it.............almost.
8. “Even a fish wouldn’t get caught if it kept its mouth shut.” A frequent Caddellism.
Slayed me!
A widow's suit against an insurance company had been winding its way through the appeal courts for about 10 years. The insurance company refused to pay the $50K life insurance policy after her husband's fatal car crash. His accident was a week after he bought the policy, which triggered a review by the insurance company. On the application where it had asked if he had been hospitalized in the past 10 years, he failed to mention his routine colonoscopy 9 years and 11 months prior.
Throughout the 3 day trial, the judge intently read a book... but never missed a beat. He would respond quickly whenever needed, but rarely looked up from the book. At one point the defendant's attorney asked the coroner "What condition was Mr. XXXX in when you first saw him?"
The judge, without looking up from his novel, snapped "You know darned well what condition he was in, this is the coroner for God's sake... he was dead. Ask something that makes sense!"
Needless to say, we found for the widow. After legal fees, interest, etc. we wound up awarding her around $250K. Poor woman... the look on her face after reading that award was priceless... she was so relieved after all those years.
you know he is related to the pat caddell commentator?