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Jury awards Oregon man $1.4M after claiming landlord stole pet cat following mysterious disappearance
NY Post ^ | November 4, 2023 | Dean Balsamini

Posted on 11/06/2023 2:18:06 PM PST by rightwingintelligentsia

An Oregon man’s dogged search for the truth has left him nearly $1.4 million richer.

Joshua Smith was forlorn when his feline sidekick, Frank, mysteriously disappeared.

But Smith sported a Cheshire cat smile this week after a Multnomah County Circuit Court jury deliberated less than two hours before awarding him $1.375 million for the loss of his 3-year-old tabby, oregonlive.com reported.

Smith had previously sued, claiming his landlord had “catnapped” the furball.

“The jury’s message should be loud and clear to landlords,” said purr-suasive attorney Michael Fuller, who won the case. “You need to respect the rights of tenants, especially when it comes to pets.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cat; kidnapping; landlord
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
His lease said no pets.

Cat was microchipped and he, either, didn't check or care.

Cat is back with his original owners.

Back in the day, this case would have never made it to court.

I would have said, then, "No way this award will be upheld."

Now...Oregon...🙄

21 posted on 11/06/2023 4:00:57 PM PST by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

This is why they should string up “juries” once the trial is over.


22 posted on 11/06/2023 4:05:55 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer ('Build Back Better' is a Bidenskyyyyyyism for 'we gotta get rid of all dem white peoples'.)
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To: Eagles6
His lease said no pets.

No, actually it did not.

The manager was in error.

But even if that was correct you do not go into people's homes and steal their pets.

You send them a notice that they have violated the terms of the lease and then you give them a set period of time that they have to remedy that violation.

I certainly hope you are not a landlord because if you try to act on your notions you are going to be ending up in court as the defendant.

23 posted on 11/06/2023 4:11:11 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Keep America Beautiful by keeping Canadian Trash Out. Deport Jennifer Granholm!)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Objectively speaking, no pet is worth that much money unless its an animal raised to compete in certain shows or exibits.
Such as with a Race Horse. Individualy speaking, most would consider their pets to be “priceless”.


24 posted on 11/06/2023 4:13:35 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Good Lord!

Lighten up!

You don't have bigger things to worry about?

"His lease said no pets. No, actually it did not. The manager was in error."

Is this "error" in the story and I missed it?

I didn't say that I agreed with the landlord taking the cat, just that this case is absolutely ridiculous and not worth a jury award of $1.4,000,000. Oh and the cat is back with it's actual owners.

25 posted on 11/06/2023 4:54:46 PM PST by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: Skwor

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.


26 posted on 11/06/2023 5:02:59 PM PST by Veto! (FJB Sucks Rocksus)
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To: from occupied ga

He didn’t steal the cat! The landlord did, though.


27 posted on 11/06/2023 6:17:40 PM PST by Reno89519 (It's war. No one murders and takes Americans hostage. Time to act. Declare war on Islamic Hamas.)
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To: lee martell

You obviously don’t have pets or cherish yours.


28 posted on 11/06/2023 6:18:34 PM PST by Reno89519 (It's war. No one murders and takes Americans hostage. Time to act. Declare war on Islamic Hamas.)
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To: TonyinLA

Oregon juries is one of the reasons why Oregon can’t have nice things


29 posted on 11/06/2023 6:40:31 PM PST by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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To: Reno89519

The cat ended up in his possession. It had original owners who cared enough for it to microchip it and yet you claim he didn’t steal it. Well you can’t ask the cat. So either the original owners gave him the cat which they apparently didn’t or he took it. If he took it that’s stealing.


30 posted on 11/06/2023 6:55:23 PM PST by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
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To: Eagles6
$1.4,000,000

Wait, what? Are we going half-American half-Eurocommie here?
31 posted on 11/06/2023 7:08:32 PM PST by Svartalfiar
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To: Svartalfiar

Just laziness, for not proofreading.😁


32 posted on 11/06/2023 7:46:12 PM PST by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

A golden oldie meme

33 posted on 11/06/2023 7:50:14 PM PST by xp38
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To: xp38

The message is loud and clear: Your a fool to won rental property is Oregon.


34 posted on 11/07/2023 7:42:51 AM PST by CoastWatcher
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To: conservative_cyclist; ten18; Twotone; VeryFRank; Clinging Bitterly; Rio; aimhigh; Hieronymus; ...
If you would like more information about what’s happening in Oregon, please FReepmail me. Please send me your name by FReepmail if you want to be on this list.
35 posted on 11/10/2023 6:56:25 AM PST by Twotone
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