A man was seriously injured in a car accident, severely damaging
his legs. As soon as the emergency room doctor examined him, he
knew the one of the man's legs must be amputated. He was taken to
surgery, where, due to an administrative error, the good leg was
amputated. The mistake was discovered while the man was in the
recovery room, so he was taken back into surgery and the bad leg
also amputated.
When the man found out what had happened from a nurse who was
present during the entire procedure, the man decided to sue the
doctor and the hospital. He consulted the best attorney in town,
who, after going over the man's claim, advised him against seek-
ing damages.
"What," the man exclaimed, "this is the most clear cut case of
outright negligence I have ever heard of."
"That may be true," the lawyer replied, "but frankly you don't
have a leg to stand on."