This is wrong on both parties accout. Do not mess with others property but 1.4 million for a cat is a tavesty of justice.
Agreed, if in fact landlord’s guilt was proven, award of court costs plus $1,000 for tenant’s suffering, but any award over $2,000 appears ridiculous.
Juries like to stick it to anyone in business. Being a landlord is being a businessman. Tenants get the idea that they should live for free. And juries of a lot more tenants than landlords.
Technically speaking the cat was stolen property depending on local regulations it could be “theft by taking”. The landlord should be rewarded for getting it back to its original owner. If I had been on the jury I’d have awarded the tenant $1.00.
May not be too much money. I just spent $55 on food for DaisyJane, and that’s at Chewy.com’s discount prices.
If anyone messes with her, I’m armed and dangerous. Most cat moms are. At least armed with long nails and maybe shovels and baseball bats.