A dog ran into a butcher shop and grabbed a roast off the counter.

Fortunately, the butcher recognized the dog as belonging to a neighbour of his.

he neighbour happened to be a lawyer.

Incensed at the theft, the butcher called up his neighbour and said:

Hey, if your dog stole a roast from my butcher shop, would you be liable for the cost of the meat?”

Of course, how much was the roast?

“$7.98.”

A few days later the butcher received a check in the mail for $7.98.

Attached to it was an invoice that read:

Legal Consultation Service: $150.