Tales from Kentucky Lawyers
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Tales from Kentucky Lawyers

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Tales from Kentucky Lawyers

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"A woman was sitting on the witness stand, and the lawyer asked her, 'Did you, or did you not, on the night of June 23rd have sex with a hippie on the back of a motorcycle in a peach orchard?' She thought for a few minutes, then said, 'What was that date again?'"—from the book

Lawyers have long been known as master storytellers, and those from Kentucky are certainly no exception. Veteran oral historian and folklorist Lynwood Montell has collected tales from dozens of lawyers and judges from throughout the Bluegrass State, ranging from the story about the tough Jackson County judge who fined himself for being late to court to unwelcome dogs in the courtroom. Recorded just as they have been told for generations, these stories are sometimes funny, sometimes sad or frightening, sometimes raw and harrowing, but always remarkable.

Far more than collection of lawyer jokes, Tales from Kentucky Lawyers recounts the most insightful, entertaining, and occasionally heartbreaking stories ever told by and about Kentucky lawyers and their clients, covering the spectrum from arson to homicide, domestic disagreements to sexual abuse, and everything in between. Tales from Kentucky Lawyers is a valuable resource for folklorists as well as an entertaining and vivid account of the often-surprising legal world.

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Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Year
2010
ISBN
9780813127132
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Tales from Kentucky Lawyers
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedicated to my wife, Linda
  6. CONTENTS
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. Kentucky Courts, Past and Present
  9. 2. Theft
  10. 3. Court Fines
  11. 4. Animal Stories
  12. 5. Ugly Words in Court
  13. 6. Adultery
  14. 7. Homicide
  15. 8. Blunders
  16. 9. Misunderstandings
  17. 10. Unexpected Responses
  18. 11. Moonshining
  19. 12. Coal Mining
  20. 13. Mentally Disabled
  21. 14. Domestic Mistreatment and Divorce
  22. 15 . Family Disagreements
  23. 16. Elections and Politics
  24. 17. Judges' Support of the Accused
  25. 18. Physical Abuse
  26. 19. The Bench and the Bar
  27. 20. Sexual Charges and Sexual Abuse
  28. 21. Illegitimacy
  29. 22. Jury Justice/Injustice
  30. 23. Disorder in the Court
  31. 24. Prisoners
  32. 25. Miscellaneous
  33. Biographies of Storytellers