From the transcript of an attorney deposing a surveyor:
Attorney: We're transcribing everything, so use "no" or "yes," not an "uh-huh" or a "huh-uh," because it doesn't transcribe. So if I ask you if it's a yes or no, I'm not trying to be rude. I'm just trying to get a clear record. Do you understand that?
Surveyor: Yes.
[2 pages later]
Surveyor: [Makes a statement relevant to the subject matter.]
Attorney: Uh huh. I understand what you're saying.
[Next page]
Surveyor: [Answers question.]
Attorney: Uh huh.
Next page same thing.
And so on for about 250 pages.
Of course they are not expected to abide by the rules that they ask us to follow. That would be crazy.
Uh huh... I unnerstan!
Jim Frame, post: 430632, member: 10 wrote: From the transcript of an attorney deposing a surveyor:
Attorney: We're transcribing everything, so use "no" or "yes," not an "uh-huh" or a "huh-uh," because it doesn't transcribe. So if I ask you if it's a yes or no, I'm not trying to be rude. I'm just trying to get a clear record. Do you understand that?
Surveyor: Yes.
[2 pages later]
Surveyor: [Makes a statement relevant to the subject matter.]
Attorney: Uh huh. I understand what you're saying.
[Next page]
Surveyor: [Answers question.]
Attorney: Uh huh.
Next page same thing.
And so on for about 250 pages.
Just because they are well educated and know the law in and out doesn't make lawyers immune to lapses of judgement. About 10-12 years ago I was involved in a depo to support a lawsuit over a building encroaching on an archaic deed setback that was omitted from several subdivision maps, a Topo and ALTA (it should have been shown) in prep the lawyer was coaching me over lunch, I was instructed, and I quote, "If you are asked how you this information was been obtained", points to the adjoiners name ghosted in on the survey, "it's ok to say I don't recall", I remember not being well versed on Surveying, shaking my head, explaining its origin and asking what the relevance was.