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Come Now the Plaintiff, Frodo Baggins...
eowyn77 - 24 Oct 06 - 9:08 PM
LOL This was great! What a different (and amusing) lens to see the Trilogy through. The thought of Frodo suing anybody is a riot, and the "change of venue" petition was a nice touch. :D Well done!
Come Now the Plaintiff, Frodo Baggins...
EdorasLass - 24 Oct 06 - 9:20 PM
Eowyn77 -
Thanks! I imagine that there could be HUGE numbers of lawsuits born of the Ring War. :) I'd hate to see how long it would take the Ents to state their arguements.
EL
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Gwynnyd - 25 Oct 06 - 5:55 AM
ROTFLMAO!!! Oh my! I hope you are planning on giving us more of the court documents. This was great.
aka FRANKIE "THE HAMMER"
of PELARGIR aka MR FANCY-PANTS
You can't leave it there! I want the backstory on these too! snork!
Gwynnyd
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Adaneth - 25 Oct 06 - 8:31 AM
"Surviving Members of Thorin Oakenshield and Company, LLC"
Hoot! 
Imagine the lawsuits that adventure would have brought, limited liability or not. Do you think the people of Laketown could have brought a class action suit?
Cheers--
Adaneth
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Jael - 25 Oct 06 - 10:25 AM
Come Now the Plaintiff, Frodo Baggins...
Melina - 25 Oct 06 - 8:48 PM
Faramir may have some defenses himself, but I'd say Gandalf is pretty much screwed... :)
Come Now the Plaintiff, Frodo Baggins...
EdorasLass - 28 Oct 06 - 4:59 PM
Gwynnyd - Thanks!
I really hadn't planned on doing any more - writing those things makes my head spin, and I even cut down on the normal repetition!
Glad you like it!
EL
Come Now the Plaintiff, Frodo Baggins...
EdorasLass - 28 Oct 06 - 5:00 PM
Melina -
But would it apply if the actions being sued for took place before he was formally King? :)
Thanks!
EL
Come Now the Plaintiff, Frodo Baggins...
EdorasLass - 28 Oct 06 - 5:01 PM
Jael -
Thanks! I really need to write humour more often.
EL
Come Now the Plaintiff, Frodo Baggins...
EdorasLass - 28 Oct 06 - 5:02 PM
Adaneth -
Oh, those poor people in Laketown would be tied up in litigation for years - I'm sure the Dwarven justice system is a nightmare to deal with. :)
Thanks!
EL
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Adaneth - 30 Oct 06 - 4:53 AM
Oh, those poor people in Laketown would be tied up in litigation for years - I'm sure the Dwarven justice system is a nightmare to deal with. :)
Given dwarven lifespans, I can see that the "heirs and assigns" clause in Bilbo's contract would probably be very important. 
But given that Dwarves are reknown for being both stiff-necked and quarrelsome--and having axes ready to hand--might their legal system prefer binding arbitration?
Cheers--
Adaneth
