The Law Teacher & The Law Student

From my friend John H.

Few centuries ago, a Law teacher came across a student
who was willing to learn but was unable to pay the fee.
The student struck a deal saying 'I will pay your fee
the day I win my first case in the court.'

Teacher agreed and proceeded with the law course. When
the course was finished and teacher started pestering
the student to pay up the fee, student reminded the
deal and pushed days.

Fed up with this, the teacher decided to sue the student
in the court of law and both of them decided to argue
for them- selves.

The teacher put forward his argument saying: "If I win
this case, as per the court of law, student has to pay
me. And if I lose the case, student will still pay me
because he would have won his first case. So either way
I will have to get the money."

Equally brilliant student argued back saying: "If I win
the case, as per the court of law, I don't have to pay
anything to the teacher. And if I lose the case, I don't
have to pay him because I haven't won my first case yet.
So either way, I am not going to pay the teacher anything!"

This is one of law's greatest paradox.