One day in her contract law class, Professor Jensen asked one of the better students, “If you were to give someone an orange, how would you go about it?” The young man replied, “I’d say , ‘Here’s an orange’ and hand it to them.” The professor was livid and said, “No! No! No! Think like a lawyer!”
The student thought for second, then with smug self-satisfaction said, “I would hand him the orange and inform him that ‘I hereby give, and convey unto you, all and singular, my estate and interests, rights, claim, title, claim and advantages of and in said orange, together with all its rind, juice, pulp, and seeds, and all rights and advantages, with full power to bite, cut, freeze and otherwise eat, the same, or give the same away with and without the pulp, juice, rind and seeds, anything herein, before or hereinafter or in any deed, or deeds, instruments of whatever nature or kind whatsoever to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding’.”
“Outstanding,” replied the professor. “Keep it up, and you’ll make someone a wonderful spouse one day.”
