Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels

[AussieMick]

Yes, indeed Rob.
I think you and Roger have got as close as possible. ... I'll provide more details of that "event " in a few minutes. But feel free to answer more.
It relates to a specific case.

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Ok , I guess the career of Law might have been a little too obvious for some in respect of Lincoln.

Lenin as you say Rob was a (failed) lawyer. He worked on 14 cases and lost 13. Now here's the weird similarity ...

That case involved him suing a rich merchant who owned a steamship and claimed monopoly rights for crossing the Volga. Lenin and a friend crossed the Volga but were stopped and apprehended. So he sued and eventually won.

Lincoln ( I assume this anecdote is reliable) was also involved in court case concerning the right to cross a river 1826-27.

"Two ferry operators objected and accused Lincoln of interfering with their legally established business. Lincoln admitted to conveying passengers to the middle of the river, but he argued that he had carried no one who was a potential customer of the operators.

Judge Samuel Pate decided the case for Lincoln by narrowly interpreting Kentucky law, which prohibited unauthorized persons from carrying passengers “over” the river but made no mention of taking passengers to the middle of the river."

https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/122

And consolation prize for Gene,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ9myHhpS9s