Well I really had a couple days in Court, the first time I don't care to Blog about. It was for the Auto Accident we were in, in 1952. We werent at fault, but the proceedings were most uncomforable. (It wasn't funny McGee!) This one, however, had some humor attached; that is what brought it to mind.
We were living in Anaheim, California at the time. Dawn had moved from Taft to be with us after the house sold. Her intentions had been to stay in Taft and work, she had a good job with the Telephone Company there. Things changed for her however, and she decided to come to Anaheim and find a job close to us.
She went to work for Voit a Part Time Agency and was placed as a Secretary in the Area. They liked her so she was put on full time, eventually.
It might help the story if I relate the fact she had a 'new car' which her Dad had made a deal on for her High School Graduation Present. It was her pride and joy. One morning on her way to work she was stopped at a red signal when she was hit from behind. I can't remember all of the details, but I do remember it cause her to be called into Court. The accident wasn't her fault, but I believe it had something to do with getting the guy or his Insurance to pay for the damages to her car.
She was a bit shakey about the whole thing so I went with her to the 'hearing'. This is where the humor comes on the scene. The Court was already in session where she was to appear. We walked into the Court Room and immediately caught the Judges attention. He began almost immediately to russle through the papers on his desk. He would then look up at us and go back to checking the papers again. I had to smile quite broadly. You see the Judge was our Stake President. With all the things he was handling in his Court Room that day, it had excaped him that someone from his group of Saints was due to appear. It was even the more humorous when he was perplexed when I was there, my name was no where apparently to be found. You see I was one of his Seminary Teachers at the time. He knew me well, but had not become acquainted with Dawn at that time.
He was relieved when the Case was brought before the Court and he understood just why we were there. We were not in trouble, we were just there for the Insurance Company to present their case for payment for the damages to Dawns' Car.
Things worked out for Dawn; and the Stake President was happy to see us after all. I know he must have had any number of other times when some one he was responsilbe for showed up in his Court Room, with some not being all that pleasant. It was kind of a shock to us as well. One hates to have to be 'in front' of their Stake President under such circumstances. He was a wonderful man, and I enjoyed working with him over many years while he was our Stake President and I was a Seminary Teacher.
Just another one of those moments when you are happy, to say the least, you are where you are for all the right reasons.
Written this 6th day of August 2010
by: Eileen Rosenberg
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