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May 23rd, 2005

Monday morning funny

I was going to try and make this multiple-choice question funnier, but I failed.

Any takers?

Q. Skeeter lives in Texas, and Cletus lives in Arkansas. One night, Cletus sneaks into Texas and steals one of Skeeter’s chickens. Skeeter wants to sue Cletus in federal court and seek $25 in damages for the stolen chicken under Texas tort law. Can he do so?

  1. yes, because a federal question is involved
  2. yes, because there is diversity of citizenship
  3. no

posted by k at 12:53 pm | off the beaten path |

comments

Can I ask for a moritorium on legal questions on 0L blogs until August?

I think the answer is B.

posted by Taco John, May 24th, 2005 at 3:13 pm

Just to clarify, this question came up in my job, which is not legal in the slightest. That’s why it made me laugh so hard.

posted by kristine, May 24th, 2005 at 3:23 pm

And the answer is C. Skeeter can’t sue in federal court unless the damages exceed $75,000. At least, that’s what the answer to this one said.

posted by kristine, May 24th, 2005 at 3:24 pm

omfg civil procedure blargh *various zombie noises*

posted by emily, May 26th, 2005 at 8:54 pm