Bibliograph

Tales from Tennessee lawyers, William Lynwood Montell

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Tales from Tennessee lawyers, William Lynwood Montell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tales from Tennessee lawyers

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

65470587

Responsibility statement

William Lynwood Montell

Summary

Lawyers have long been known as master storytellers, and those from Tennessee are certainly no exception. Veteran oral historian and folklorist William Lynwood Montell has collected tales from dozens of lawyers and judges from throughout the Volunteer State, ranging from stories of a custody battle over a family dog that garnered national media attention to the self-proclaimed "smartest man in Clay County." Recorded exactly as the lawyers tell them, these stories are sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes raw and harrowing, but always remarkable. Far more than a collection of lawyer jokes

Table Of Contents

Viewpoints -- Courtroom blunders -- Legal humor -- Divorce and adultery -- Homicides -- Other lawyers and judges in the courtroom -- Sexual and physical abuse -- Courtroom misbehavior and jury justice-injustice -- Illegal sales -- Political elections -- Thievery -- Executions and race relations -- Bad words in court -- Animals in court -- Domestic relations -- Bankruptcy

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