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DURANGO, Colo. (Feb. 4) - A Colorado judge ordered two teen-age girls to pay about $900 for the distress a neighbor said they caused by giving her home-made cookies adorned with paper hearts.
The pair were ordered to pay $871.70 plus $39 in court costs after neighbor Wanita Renea Young, 49, filed a lawsuit complaining that the unsolicited cookies, left at her house after the girls knocked on her door, had triggered an anxiety attack that sent her to the hospital the next day.
Taylor Ostergaard, then 17, and Lindsey Jo Zellitte, 18, paid the judgment on Thursday after a small claims court ruling by La Plata County Court Judge Doug Walker, a court clerk said on Friday.
The girls baked cookies as a surprise for several of their rural Colorado neighbors on July 31 and dropped off small batches on their porches, accompanied by red or pink paper hearts and the message: "Have a great night."
The Denver Post newspaper reported on Friday that the girls had decided to stay home and bake the cookies rather than go to a dance where there might be cursing and drinking.
It reported that six neighbors wrote letters entered as evidence in the case thanking the girls for the cookies.
But Young said she was frightened because the two had knocked on her door at about 10:30 p.m. and run off after leaving the cookies.
She went to a hospital emergency room the next day, fearing that she had suffered a heart attack, court records said.
The judge awarded Young her medical costs, but did not award punitive damages. He said he did not think the girls had acted maliciously but that 10:30 was fairly late at night for them to be out.
WTF is wrong with that woman and that stupid arse judge!?!
It was reported that a local radio station paid the fines for the two girls. My hat is off to them.
The pair were ordered to pay $871.70 plus $39 in court costs after neighbor Wanita Renea Young, 49, filed a lawsuit complaining that the unsolicited cookies, left at her house after the girls knocked on her door, had triggered an anxiety attack that sent her to the hospital the next day.
Taylor Ostergaard, then 17, and Lindsey Jo Zellitte, 18, paid the judgment on Thursday after a small claims court ruling by La Plata County Court Judge Doug Walker, a court clerk said on Friday.
The girls baked cookies as a surprise for several of their rural Colorado neighbors on July 31 and dropped off small batches on their porches, accompanied by red or pink paper hearts and the message: "Have a great night."
The Denver Post newspaper reported on Friday that the girls had decided to stay home and bake the cookies rather than go to a dance where there might be cursing and drinking.
It reported that six neighbors wrote letters entered as evidence in the case thanking the girls for the cookies.
But Young said she was frightened because the two had knocked on her door at about 10:30 p.m. and run off after leaving the cookies.
She went to a hospital emergency room the next day, fearing that she had suffered a heart attack, court records said.
The judge awarded Young her medical costs, but did not award punitive damages. He said he did not think the girls had acted maliciously but that 10:30 was fairly late at night for them to be out.
WTF is wrong with that woman and that stupid arse judge!?!
It was reported that a local radio station paid the fines for the two girls. My hat is off to them.
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Ain't the justice system grand? That's the **** price you pay for being nice, I guess...
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It's a very sad world we are living in when I see things like this happen.
George Bush stated in his State of the Union Address that Congress has got to put a stop to all of the frivolous lawsuits that are costing this nation millions of dollars. There are just too many lazy people out there looking to make a quick and easy buck and the current law systems are allowing it! This is just a mild example in this case of how sad and pathetic it is. -
So can I sue those damn Girls Scouts?More later,
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It's almost not worth trying to do a good deed for someone these days for fear of getting sued.
The whole neighborhood should gang up on that old battleax and give her a real heartattack!
Stupid F-ers!
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Originally posted by Tour2ma
So can I sue those damn Girls Scouts?
Did those "Little Girls" scare you
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Girl Scouts scare the hell out of me. Who knows what those satanic cult members do at their little "meetings". Their "cookies" are probably made out of people.
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maybe they should have put some of that whacky tabacky in those cookies next time.
sad that the lesson that these young girls will be taking away from this whole case is that nice people get punished for doing good deeds.
If i were the girls. i'd counter sue here for emotional distress the whole court case caused the girls. including future earnings. to the tune of about $100,000 each. These girls are no doubt scarred for life now. The money to go towards the girls college fund.. so they can become lawyers themselves.
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Is it illegal to beat 49 yr old Durango women to death?
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Originally posted by danger boy
If i were the girls. i'd counter sue here for emotional distress the whole court case caused the girls. including future earnings. to the tune of about $100,000 each. These girls are no doubt scarred for life now. The money to go towards the girls college fund.. so they can become lawyers themselves.
I like that idea myself
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Oy, I hate it how people do that...
What happened to people letting things slide, I mean, suing girls for being pleasant! Jeez... -
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Originally posted by MSkeezer
Is it illegal beat 49 yr old Durango women to death?
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Things sure have changed, we used to leave flaming dog **** on their porch.
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The court sytems aren't likely to be the one's cutting down those cases because they make money on them. In theory, great.......it makes for a great speaking point, but I'm sure the reduction in fines/cases (if any) won't EVER be passed along to those that are paying for that insurance.Originally posted by pjdami
George Bush stated in his State of the Union Address that Congress has got to put a stop to all of the frivolous lawsuits that are costing this nation millions of dollars. There are just too many lazy people out there looking to make a quick and easy buck and the current law systems are allowing it! This is just a mild example in this case of how sad and pathetic it is.comment comment comment comment. bitchy. -
If I were king of America, Id make it loser pays.
You wanna sue your hairdresser for a crappy haircut? Fine, but if you lose, you pay all court costs and ALL legal bills for both you and your opponent!
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