IS THERE A LAWYER IN THE HOUSE?

One evening, after attending the theater, two gentlemen were 
walking down the avenue when they observed a rather well 
dressed and attractive young lady walking ahead of them.  
One of them turned to the other and remarked, "I'd give $250.00 
to spend the night with that woman."

Much to their surprise, the young lady overheard the remark, 
turned around, and replied, "I'll take you up on that offer."

She had a neat appearance and a pleasant voice, so after 
bidding his companion good night, the man accompanied the 
young lady to her apartment.

The following morning the man presented her with $125.00 as 
he prepared to leave.  She demanded the rest of the money, 
stating "If you don't give me the other $125.00, I'll sue you for it."

He laughed, saying "I'd like to see you get it on these grounds."

Within a few days, he was surprised when he received a summons 
ordering his presence in court as a defendant in a lawsuit.  He 
hurried to his lawyer and explained the details of the case.

His lawyer said "She can't possibly get a judgment against you on 
such grounds, but it will be interesting to see how her case will be 
presented."

After the usual preliminaries, the lady's lawyer addressed the court 
as follows:  "Your honor, my client, this lady, is the owner of a piece 
of property, a garden spot, surrounded by a profuse growth of 
shrubbery, which property she agreed to rent to the defendant for 
a specified length of time for the sum of $250.00.  The defendant 
took possession of the property, used it extensively for the purposes 
for which it was rented, but upon evacuating the premises, he paid 
only $125.00, one-half of the amount agreed upon. The rent was not 
excessive, since it is restricted property, and we ask judgment be 
granted against the defendant to assure payment of the balance."

The defendant's lawyer was impressed and amused by the way 
his opponent had presented the case.  His defense, therefore, was 
somewhat different from the way he originally planned to present it.  
"Your honor," he said, "my client agrees that the lady has a fine piece 
of property, that he did rent such property for a time, and a degree 
of pleasure was derived from the transaction.  However, my client 
found a well on the property around which he placed his own stones, 
sunk a shaft, and erected a pump, all labor performed personally by him.  
We claim these improvements to the property were sufficient to offset 
the unpaid amount, and that the plaintiff was adequately compensated 
for the rental of said property.  We, therefore, ask that judgment not be 
granted."

The young lady's lawyer answered thus "Your honor, my client agrees 
that the defendant did find a well on her property.  However, had the 
defendant not known that the well existed, he would never have rented 
the property.  Also, upon evacuating the premises, the defendant removed 
the stones, pulled out the shaft, and took the pump with him.  In doing 
so, he not only dragged the equipment through the shrubbery but left 
the hole much larger than it was prior to his occupancy, making the 
property much less desirable to others. We, therefore, ask that judgment 
be granted."

In the Judge's decision, he provided for two options:  "pay the $125.00 
or have the equipment detached and provided to the plaintiff for damages."

The defendant wrote a check immediately!