A dog ran into a butcher shop and grabbed a roast off the counter.Fortunately, the butcher recognized the dog as belonging to aneighbour of his. The neighbour happened to be a lawyer. Incensedat the theft, the butcher called up his neighbour and said, „Hey,if your dog stole a roast from my butcher shop, would you be liablefor the cost of the meat?“ The lawyer replied, „Of course, how muchwas the roast?“ „$7.98.“ A few days later the butcher received acheck in the mail for $7.98. Attached to it was an invoice that read:“Legal Consultation Service: $150.“
