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To be or not to be!

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From https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/us/do-not-resuscitate-tattoo.html

"Before the man in Miami died, the doctors discovered that he had indeed filled out the form in advance. He did not have it on him when he arrived at the hospital, but social workers found it after he was admitted."Ultimately, the tattoo “produced more confusion than clarity,” the doctors said in the letter. “This case report neither supports nor opposes the use of tattoos to express end-of-life wishes when the person is incapacitated.”
Dr. Goodman said the case could heighten public awareness of advance directives — documents that outline wishes for end-of-life care ahead of time — because people tend to think more about their futures when dramatic stories like these make headlines.
“Attention to the importance of advance directives is episodic,” he said. “If you’re an adult, you really should talk to family members and friends about what you would want.”
 
This reminds me of the story of the Court case
"Can you cash a cheque written on a cow?"

This story was written by UK barrister A. P. Herbert and is found in his book "More Misleading Cases in the Common Law". It details a court's legal decision on whether a man, angry at having to pay a disputed tax bill, can pay his tax bill by using a cow as a cheque

"To The London and Lliterary Bnak, Ltd:
Pay the Collector of Taxes, who is no gentleman, or Order, the sum of fifty-seven pounds (and may he rot!) L 57/10/0 ALBERT HADDOCK
Mr Haddock conducted the cow into the Collector’s office, tendered it to the Collector in payment of income tax and demanded a receipt."

The case of the negotiable cow is a satirical story that first appeared in the UK humor magazine Punch in the early 1900s. In 1930, it was first published in book form.
Nothing in it is true. Because of their realistic style, many of Mr. Herbert's stories have been thought to be true.

However, legally, you cannot use a cow as a cheque.
This story was quoted by my Lecturer for Mercantile Law while teaching the subject of Negotiable instrument law, during my College days in Coimbatore.

Brahmanyan
Bangalore.
 
Brahmanyan said:
This reminds me of the story of the Court case
"Can you cash a cheque written on a cow?"

This story was written by UK barrister A. P. Herbert and is found in his book "More Misleading Cases in the Common Law". It details a court's legal decision on whether a man, angry at having to pay a disputed tax bill, can pay his tax bill by using a cow as a cheque

"To The London and Lliterary Bnak, Ltd:
Pay the Collector of Taxes, who is no gentleman, or Order, the sum of fifty-seven pounds (and may he rot!) L 57/10/0 ALBERT HADDOCK
Mr Haddock conducted the cow into the Collector’s office, tendered it to the Collector in payment of income tax and demanded a receipt."

The case of the negotiable cow is a satirical story that first appeared in the UK humor magazine Punch in the early 1900s. In 1930, it was first published in book form.
Nothing in it is true. Because of their realistic style, many of Mr. Herbert's stories have been thought to be true.

However, legally, you cannot use a cow as a cheque.
This story was quoted by my Lecturer for Mercantile Law while teaching the subject of Negotiable instrument law, during my College days in Coimbatore.

Brahmanyan
Bangalore.
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Cows are only Cash Cows!LOL
 
renuka said:
Cows are only Cash Cows!LOL
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We were told at that time that this was the reason for introduction of standard Cheque forms in Banks.

There are many such amusing vagaries in the legal system before they were regularised by written laws.

Mr. Modi has effected a great reform by weeding out 1139 such archaic legislations from the books, as against 1501 scrapped during the past 64 years.

Brahmanyan
Bangalore.
 
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Brahmanyan said:
We were told at that time that this was the reason for introduction of standard Cheque forms in Banks.

There are many such amusing vagaries in the legal system before they were regularised by written laws.

Mr. Modi has effected a great reform by weeding out 1139 such archaic legislations from the books, as against 1501 scrapped during the past 64 years.

Brahmanyan
Bangalore.
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So Mr Modi should be called Mooooody!
 
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