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Rhyme and Reason
A man walked into the courtroom
A major case to try
Despite an ironclad contract
His customer refused to buy
His lawyer warned him, however
That nothing is ever sure
But the seller was still confident
Cuz he'd given ten chances to cure
The jury panel came into the courtroom
Some more eager than others
And twelve peers were selected
Including one who had other druthers
And the trial went forward
From openings to plaintiffs case
To defendant's turn and rebuttal
At a surprisingly efficient pace
And it was only a matter of days
Before the judge gave final instructions
And sent the jury to deliberate
Even the one who was reluctant
And while the jury deliberated,
behind the lawyers' backs
the defendant approached the plaintiff
And admitted it was funds that he lacked
The plaintiff saw an option
And offered to partner the sale
So long as they split sixty forty
And the defendant called it a deal
They tracked down their lawyers
and quickly got the clerk on the phone
who then told the judge what had happened
And he sent the jurors all home
To some this is a story of waste
Of justice, money and time
But for others it shows the system
Can lead to justice of the ultimate kind
For true justice is resolution
And win-win is the best of all
Its not always the jurors verdict
That is the truly best call.
Sometimes you have to spend money
And a fair bit of time
Before the fog clears and everyone sees
The reason inside the rhyme.
Under Analysis is a nationally syndicated column of the Levison Group. Charles Kramer is a principal of the St. Louis, Missouri law firm Riezman Berger PC. Comments or criticisms about this column may be sent to the Levison Group at comments@levison group com.
© 2017 Under Analysis L.L.C.
Published: Fri, Aug 11, 2017
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