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| Comes Now The Plaintiff, Frodo Baggins.. by Edoraslass | 23 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/16/2006 |
| Hilarious, but an all too common scenario for our current world. Author Reply: And the amount of time some of those suits go on is utterly ridiculous, too. Thanks! | |
| Rugi | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/16/2006 |
| Okay. As a law student I am: 1. Blown away by the perfect structure and formatting of the complaint. 2. Loving everyone's aka's - particularly "Frankie the Hammer of Pelargir." 3. Thinking you should add a complaint of false imprisonment to the complaint against Faramir - though I suppose he was acting in his capacity as an official as Gondor so maybe not - but I think you may have a case since it was arguable at the time whether Ithilien was actually part of Gondor at the time. 4. Giggling in a nerdy law student way. Author Reply: Blown away by the perfect structure and formatting of the complaint. Two years working in a law firm typing and filing pleadings has got to be useful for something, doesn't it? :) I actually tried to cut down on the normal repetition and restatement of everything! I think you may have a case since it was arguable at the time whether Ithilien was actually part of Gondor at the time. *giggle* That's a good point - if the forces of Darkness considered Ithilien theirs at that time, they could bring action for trespass against Frodo, and also sue Faramir for exertion of unlawful authority outside of his jurisdiction. There might also be some war-time laws come into play. :) Thanks, Rugi! | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/16/2006 |
| Too bad he can't sue those really responsible - Isildur for not destroying the Ring and Sauron for making it in the first place. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: HA, sue Sauron! Or if it went movie!verse, sue Elrond for failing to keep Isildur from throwing it into Mordor. :) Thanks! | |
| SurgicalSteel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/16/2006 |
| Oh. My. *wipes tears from eyes* Absolutely hilarious - and Frodo definitely deserves compensation. Oh, I look forward to seeing more of this. Author Reply: I hadn't really planned on doing more - it's tiring, being all quasi-legal! :) But thank you - poor Frodo should get something to ease a bit of his pain. | |
| Fiondil | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/16/2006 |
| I wonder if they were forced to change the venue to Umbar? 18. Defendant Aragorn then insisted that Plaintiff Baggins and his party accompany him to Rivendell, aka Imladris, aka The Last Homely House (“Rivendell”). Fearing for his safety and life, Plaintiff Baggins agreed. During said journey, Plaintiff Baggins was forced to subsist on less than four meals a day and to sleep on the ground, even though there are many reputable cafes and restaurants, as well as snug, cozy hotels and bed-and-breakfast establishments along their chosen route to Rivendell. Some nights, Plaintiff Baggins was not even allowed a fire and was verbally abused when requests for such warmth were made. You forgot to add: "Plaintiff Baggins was then forced to listen to Defendant Aragorn sing off-key some interminable lay about a dead Elvish princess in a language he didn't know for several nights running." Now that's truly a case for mental anguish. :) Excellent, Edoralass. Having spent three years reading boring law cases in law school, I really got a kick out of all the legalese. I want to read the transcript of the trial if it ever becomes public. Author Reply: I wonder if they were forced to change the venue to Umbar? AhahahahahahahaHA...wow, that's a thought. They sure couldn't change it to the Shire, could they? Thanks! I just took a look at some pleadings for an old harassment case the firm had, and used that basic format (and some of the wording) so it would look as legal as possible. You're right - BORing. | |
| Baggins Babe | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/16/2006 |
| I nearly fell off my chair giggling at this! Loved the legal jargon. I've often thought that Frodo should have sued those who sent him to Mordor - the ultimate 'Holiday from Hell' I think! I agree with Dreamflower - Elrond should be on the list - medical malpractice and coercion - telling Frodo that the task was his. *giggle* *snerk* Author Reply: Oh, Frodo's suing everyone. Too bad none of it will be settled before he goes into the West. :) Thanks! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/16/2006 |
| Oh, golly! ROTFL! This just had me rolling! I can just imagine! I'm surprised that Elrond was not included (medical malpractice--obviously the removal of the Morgul shard was ultimately ineffective) and Galadriel (for that mental invasion). And just to complicate things further, perhaps Paladin Took will press kidnapping charges over the removal of his underage son from the Shire... *snort*chuckle*wheeze* Oh,the possibilties! Author Reply: Elrond and Galadriel would be a whole nother suit - probably has to be taken to Elven courts, after all. :) Thanks! | |
| Jay of Lasgalen | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/16/2006 |
| *grin* This was fun! I liked all the legalese and jargon. I don't blame Frodo at all - he deserves compensation for all he's been through. I've forwarded this to a friend who's a lawyer, a writer, and a Tolkien fan - I think he'll like it! Jay Author Reply: It was certainly fun writing it! And yeah, poor Frodo didn't even get a bit of treasure from a dragon's hoarde. *tear* Thanks, Jay! | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/15/2006 |
| Ouch - EL, you are very evil, subjecting Our Heroes to the foulest machinations of an evil greater than all the Nine - Lawyers! I loved it. Excellent knowledge of legal language, including the proper signs. Gandalf a.k.a. Magneto - heeeee! Great allusion to Ian McKellan's other fantasy movie trilogy role. Aragorn a.k.a. Frankie "The Hammer" of Pelargir? Is there something JRRT forgot to put in the Appendices? Poor Faramir - he's called the Spare. Evil, evil lawyers! (well, one of them's a Sandyman!) Author Reply: When Nazgul lose their horses, they become....LAWYERS. :) The third defendant was going to be "All Surviving Members of the House of Hurin, aka 'Faramir'". :) Thanks, Raksha! Who knew typing up boring legal documents would come in handy one day? | |
| speckled_llama | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/15/2006 |
| This is one of the best pieces of humor that I have ever read! I always had problems with Faramir's anger at Gollum- the boundaries *weren't* marked, as you said! And the language is so realistic, too! Are you a law student? Author Reply: Yeah, they could have at least warned them - "You shall not pass!" Nope, not a law student - I just worked at a law firm for two years, and typed up a LOT of things like this. :) Thanks! | |