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Zem, HBergeron, it is clear that this case is going
to be decided in the trenches of jury selection and
the battle over jurisdiction.
For instance...were the case tried in Fifth Circuit
Court, Minas Morgul before Judge Wormtongue and a jury
of Uruk-Hai and Orcs, we might expect a verdict in favor
of complainant, incorporeal or not.
OTOH, Third Circuit Court of Rivendell, presided over
by Judge Elrond (if he were not forced to recuse himself)
and a jury of Elves, Hobbits and Men, would likely find
for the Hobbit.
On yet another hand, the Tenth Circuit Appeals Court
in Denver, with a jury of retards, retirees and unemployed
trailer park dwellers would probably be instructed to
find that the Ring go into receivership until the several
millennia of back taxes were paid.
I fear this matter, though, will be decided outside
court
Through action, not by law or precedent or or tort.
As for myself, I'll dance down flowered secret paths
all your contentions soon forgot, and sing a song so
merry,
and soon bring gifts of herb and laughter to my dear
Goldberry.