TROTT, Circuit Judge:
Abraham Lincoln, one of our nation's wisest presidents and most able lawyers, had an incisive way of illustrating a point about the meaning of language as used in the law. He would ask, "If you call a dog's tail a leg, how many legs does a dog have?" He would then reject the usual answer "five" with the statement that calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg, "the answer is still four." We find useful in Part IV A. of this opinion President...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
- Updated daily.
- Uncompromising quality.
- Complete, Accurate, Current.
