Thread: Stupid Lawsuits
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Old 01-28-2003, 01:42 PM   #8
Timber Loftis
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Originally posted by Cerek the Barbaric:

Some of the above examples sound similar to me. For instance, the burglar who won $500,000 for being locked in a garage for 8 days. Do you think the family actually has $500,000 to pay the guy. I doubt it, and I'm sure they appealed the ruling before leaving the court room.
Well, Snopes proved them all wrong - so they're nice urban legends. But, Cerek, just to let you know - in the homeowner instance you'd get the policy limit of the homeowner's insurance - which may be up to and above the market value of the house. Knowing where the money lies is half of being a lawyer.
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