Lawyer Jokes

  A big-city lawyer was representing the railroad in a lawsuit filed 
 by an old rancher. The rancher's prize bull was missing from 
 the section through which the railroad passed. The rancher only 
 wanted to be paid the fair value of the bull. 
 
 The case was scheduled to be tried before the justice of the 
 peace in the back room of the general store. The city-slicker 
 attorney for the railroad immediately cornered the rancher and 
 tried to get him to settle out of court. 
 
 He did his best selling job, and finally the rancher agreed to 
 take half of what he was asking. 
 
 After the rancher had signed the release and took the check, 
 the young lawyer couldn't resist gloating a little over his 
 success, telling the rancher, "You are really a country hick, old 
 man, but I put one over on you in there. I couldn't have won the 
 case. The engineer was asleep and the fireman was in the 
 caboose when the train went through your ranch that morning. I 
 didn't have one witness to put on the stand. I bluffed you!" 
 
 The old rancher replied, "Well, I'll tell you young feller, I was a 
 little worried about winning that case myself, because that 
 durned bull came home this morning."