car
ca ds
c rds. At this point not und the deb
stand why Joe suddenly thought he o ld satisfy bt owed to the association by paying h clerk of the circuit court. There was much back and fort among the judge, Joe, and myself. Finally, it came to ligh essentially, but inarticulately, proposing cle
rd becau ders
en
N of
ecame somewhat my
ccepted credit ystified. I did e cou
g the rth
ht that Joe was g that he pay the
erk by credit card and the clerk issue a check to my client. Now, this was the first time I had ever enco n ered this type
ount
o proposal to pay delinquent assessme ts. Joe and I had to go down to the clerk’s office to find out po
p ssible. We were informed by a clerk’s re rese red
ent epr
udg udge ab
an order setting for h he Joe to
d the order. o pay the clel rk by cred
t if this was even entative (let’s
call her “Sally”) that it was, but it requir d an order from the jud e di the ju
w at the clerk had said, I care ully drafted rth th total amount to e iti card, and
t r ex a ef
o be pa
to issue a check to the association. In the ev was not made, the judge would enter judg signed
But of o cour e,urse thiings ar job was to
p yment tr a fol
greed re not tha simple. t at
us that he did not have the cr g I was a bit skept
source. The ca a time
a then co
a friend offered to use theheir credre it car Although
understood it) in the clerk’s office to exececute the pa
m was set when I woul m et ransaction.
e upon time and As the fates
That o lowing morning, I madm de it to the cou ag
any companion. pleasa With
We were all on ffor the credit
s wouldl have it, Joe was late and n Upo
s ntries and we ap t the judge’s
der
in slow motion: Joe re opened it, nu
n mber handw Joe at empte
tte
that this wa he (Joe) had W
on his ar v l,l I greete pproached
a riva
o the sam p ge and ready to go. Salllly asked t card.
s orde in hand, we a e pa
d As if in a movie, r ached in
t and pullel d out a sm
With an unamuse look, Sally flatly state not accepept that. Of course, Jo
a permission to use it. Sally na
as his friend’s cre sed
jjudgment. After all the tiime
that case ut it
a bit, and to no avail. Joe and I then wen and ex lplained what occurred, after which
m , ex
piece of paper out of his wallet joke; bu
e, I wishe t wasn’
hed that mom n t.
e pense, and he e the mo
d ritten on iti . What the @#%!? t d to hand th
oe had to arg
nto his pock mall scrap o ?
oment happened ket for hiis wallet, of paper
e to Sa app
e with a he scrap of paper to Sally exp
r dit card informrmation and that y’s face said ed that she
Sa
plaining n
g
d it all. e could
gue with Sally for nt before the h the judge ent
e judge n ered
d
ment when Joe pulled that t had been an Apr
eadache incurredurre in t
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o rtho n the ve
d recting the clerk to do so. Afte e plaining to about wh
p id, directing
d diirecre ting the clerk e ent payme tmen ent
d men . The juj dge e Joe the i
o get my client the money, re ar ase was
p ical, I went alo g ontinue
u d to he u d mee Joe an
rediti card w hwith him. IIn rd to
o the nex nd his
en
h n informed i
nstead,
o pa theay he debt. long becaecause my r gardleless of th xt day, and s frie d (as I he cr ativ
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