Law -
True (American) Cases
Kathleen
Robertson of Austin Texas was awarded $780,000.00
by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle
tripping over a toddler who was running amuck
inside a furniture store. The owners of the store
were understandably surprised at the verdict,
considering the misbehaving tyke was Ms.
Robertson's son.
Carl Truman of Los Angeles won
$74,000.00 and medical expenses when his
neighbour ran over his hand with a Honda Accord.
Mr. Truman apparently didn't notice someone was
at the wheel of the car whose hubcap he was
trying to steal.
Terrence Dickson of Bristol Pennsylvania was
exiting a house he finished robbing by way of the
garage. He was not able to get the garage door to
go up, because the automatic door opener was
malfunctioning. He couldn't re-enter the house
because the door connecting the house and garage
locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on
vacation. Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the
garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of
Pepsi he found, and a large bag of dry dog food.
Mr. Dickson sued the homeowner's insurance
claiming the situation caused him undue mental
anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of half a
million dollars and change.
Jerry
Williams of Little Rock Arkansas was awarded
$14,500.00 and medical expenses after being
bitten on the buttocks by his next door
neighbour's beagle. The beagle was on a chain in
its owner's fenced-in yard, as was Mr. Williams.
The award was less than sought, because the jury
felt the dog might have been provoked by Mr.
Williams who, at the time, was shooting it
repeatedly with a pellet gun.
A
Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber
Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania $113,500.00
after she slipped on soft drink and broke her
coccyx. The beverage was on the floor because Ms.
Carson threw it at her boyfriend 30 seconds
earlier during an argument.
Kara
Walton of Claymont, Delaware successfully sued
the owner of a night club in a neighbouring city
when she fell from the bathroom window to the
floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This
occurred while Ms. Walton was trying to sneak
through the window in the ladies room to avoid
paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded
$12,000.00 and dental expenses.
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