Lawyer: Did you actually see the accident?
Witness: Yes, sir.
Lawyer: How far away were you when the accident happened?
The Witness: Thirty-one feet, six and one-quarter inches.
Lawyer (thinking he’d trap the witness): Well, sir, will you tell the jury how you knew it was exactly that distance?
The Witness: Because when the accident happened I took out a tape and measured it. I knew some annoying lawyer would ask me that question.
You are. And that is enough.
