Wacky Laws, Weird Decisions, & Strange Statutes - Hardcover

Hobbie, K. R.; Levalliant, Ted; Theroux, Marcel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402716702 ISBN 13: 9781402716706

Publisher: Main Street Pr, 2004

Synopsis

There ought to be a law against making laws this wacky! But since there isn't, why not have fun with the silliest statutes, looniest lawsuits, and dumbest decisions on record?

Who ever thought a law book would be funnier than a joke book? Well it is--just take a look at these: Children under the age of seven can't attend college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Anyone flying over Maine should remember: it's illegal there to step out of the plane while it's in the air. And why can't the chicken cross the road in Quitman, Georgia? Because it's "fowl" criminal behavior. That's just the beginning, because this collection also uncovers some of the most incredible, unbelievable lawsuits, government grants, and court verdicts. For example, the United States Navy spent $792 for a designer doormat. A psychic sued doctors because she lost her "aura" after a brain scan. Each fact is stranger than the one before!

About this edition

• Publisher: Main Street Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1402716702
• ISBN 13: 9781402716706
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Lindsell-Roberts Sheryl