Friday, February 07, 2014
The Justice Tree
The Goldmine
Laurene wanted to renegotiate the Pre-Nup during the
Pre-Split, but finally agreed to enough to buy a third of a losing
spread off the grid in North Dakota. Her ancient parents supplying
the rest.
“Sorry to miss the goldmine of your fabulous lawsuit settlement
when it finally finally comes!” she laughed at Mox.
It did, and the financial press, called it huge. Proverb, his accountant, spat however: “Justice delayed is Justice denied.”
“Uh huh?” Mox was ecstatic: “But Justice! At long last!”
His feelings couldn't be dampened by Proverb's claim that
"These new fees from The El Cheato Law Firm, might just push
the whole business into the debit column.”
The actual firm of Mangrove, Headings, Dorst, Onofrio and
Rasmussin held a party. They emailed Mox a picture of the cake,
he being in hospital overnight due to a prescription painkiller
mixup.
Another of Proverb's sayings had gotten to Rasmussin
so many years ago: “A lawsuit is a tree that grows in
a lawyer's garden.”
So he had his gardener plant a sycamore, which initially flourished.
Mox erased his link to the webcam recently, since it had gotten
very mottled, droopy, its leaves grayish, and looked ready to die.
In his mind, however, staying forever green! The Justice Tree!
Labels: Justice, law's delay, lawsuit, lawyer, legal fees, tree
