Hoya Slapstick!

So, today's tort cases raise a question of the utmost importance: Can slipping on a banana peel give rise to a lawsuit. In order to answer this, we had to read no fewer than three cases involving people slipping on banana peels. I had no idea there was this large a body of banana peel law. However, in order to round out the assignment, we had to read cases in which people slipped on milk, grapes, and pizza slices. Don't get me wrong: This was extremely enjoyable. I still think there was one of two things missing:

1. Video- Now, if we were shown some sort of dramatic re-enactment of each of these cases, I think that would have added greatly to the experience. I mean, where was the banana in relation to the person? Was it the same color as the floor, rendering it an invisible banana? Was it just a peel, or was there still some banana left? I feel that answering these questions would have greatly enhanced my understanding of the cases. Plus, it would have been an obscene amount of fun...
2. Expert testimony- The cases don't give you much of anything in terms of the facts of the trial. I think that, in these sorts of cases, experts should be brought in. People like the Marx Brothers or the Three Stooges. If anyone could bring a true body of experience relating to things like slipping on banana peels, it would be them. Plus, watching them question the silent Marx would possibly be the greatest bit of testimony in the history of the judicial process. Oh well, I can dream...

May all your hits be crits,
B