alien@gcc-opus.ARPA (Alien Wells) (01/16/85)
A very interesting case is shaping up here in Ossipee NH. I've waited a while to try to get the facts before posting. Here they are. A Mr **** (I will call him Landlord) owns a property which he is renting. He has 3 tenents (I will call them Tenents) who live there. Landlord goes to court to get Tenents evicted (I do not know if it was for rent non-payment, or what). Landlord wins in court, and gets the eviction notice. Tenents prepare to move out. Landlord demands back rent. Tenents refuse. Landlord parks a tractor in front of a shed which the Tenents own on his property so they cannot move it, and threatens to keep it there until they pay. Now comes the *fun* part. Tenents get very upset because they can't get at their shed. Tenents and Landlord start argueing. Landlord has a heart attack and dies. Landlord has a known history of heart problems. The DA arrests Tenents and brings them to trial. The charge, negligent homicide (usually used for deaths caused by driving accidents). The claim is that Tenents knew of Landlord's heart condition when they entered into the arguement. Thus, they were responsible for his death. I'd laugh myself silly if it wasn't being taken seriously by the court. I mean, it takes two to argue. If Landlord was willing to argue with them, why should they refrain 'because of his health'? Has anyone heard about anything like this before? Alien
sm@cadre.UUCP (01/19/85)
Regarding the case against the tenants who were arguing with the landlord when he had a heart attack and died (they are now charged with negligent homicide): That case was reported on the evening news, the other night, and the news- caster said that there had been three other convictions for similar complaints, in the United States. I'm sorry but I don't have any other information. Maybe we should pool our resources and hire a lawyer or law clerk to advise this group? Sean McLinden
wdr@faron.UUCP (William D. Ricker) (01/25/85)
In article <cadre.178> sm@cadre.ARPA (Sean McLinden) writes: >Regarding the case against the tenants who were arguing with the landlord >when he had a heart attack and died (they are now charged with negligent >homicide): > >That case was reported on the evening news, the other night, and the news- >caster said that there had been three other convictions for similar >complaints, in the United States. I'm sorry but I don't have any other >information. > >Maybe we should pool our resources and hire a lawyer or law clerk to >advise this group? > >Sean McLinden No problem. The judge threw it out of court. (Sources: WBZ-radio, Boston Globe.) I wish I'd heard WBZ's interview of the judge.... -- William Ricker wdr@MITRE-Bedford.ARPA (MIL) wdr@faron.UUCP (UUCP) decvax!genrad!linus!faron!wdr (UUCP) {allegra,ihnp4,utzoo,philabs,uw-beaver}!linus!faron!wdr (UUCP) Opinions are my own and not necessarily anyone elses. Likewise the "facts".