Case of a Missing Cow

A big city lawyer was called in on a case between a farmer and a large
railroad  company. A farmer noticed that his prize cow was missing from
the field through which the railroad passed. He filed suit against the
railroad company for the value of the cow. The case was to be tried
before the justice of the peace in the back room of the general store.
The attorney immediately cornered the farmer and tried to get him to
settle out of court. The lawyer did his best selling job, and the farmer
finally agreed to take half of what he was claiming to settle the case.
After the farmer signed the release and took the check, the young lawyer
couldn't help but gloat a little over his success. He said to the
farmer, "You know, I hate to tell you this but I put one over on you in
there. I couldn't have won the case. The engineer was asleep and the
fireman was in the caboose  when the train went through your farm that
morning. I didn't have one witness to put on the stand." The old farmer
replied, "Well, I'll tell you, young feller, I was a little worried
about winning that case myself because that durned cow came home this
morning!"