Posted on 02/24/2010 6:31:54 PM PST by cajuncow
(CNN) -- The widow of an Internal Revenue Service employee killed when a disgruntled taxpayer flew his plane into a seven-story building in Austin, Texas, last week is suing the pilot's wife, according to court documents.
Valerie Hunter, the wife of Vernon Hunter, is accusing Sheryl Stack, wife of Andrew Joseph "Joe" Stack III, of negligence, alleging she she knew or should have known that her husband was a threat to others and, thus, could have prevented the attack, according to the lawsuit filed Monday in Travis County District Court.
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Before I'd go suing these people for their last nickel, I'd find out if any other family members took flying lessons.
If Stacks wife didn’t know he was going to try to kill her, Ho in the fudge would she know that he was going to kill someone else?
I’m curious about why you think the insurance company is going to pay off any life insurance claim on a suicide?
Cat Fight....
It seems the IRS will get us.. one way or another.
It may bear fruit. Often it does.
She wouldn’t. It’s to stave off Stack’s wife profiting in any way possible.
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Maybe she can sue the pilot’s estate and collect on his life insurance.
Wow, did I say life insurance? No.
Exactly
I doubt if insurance will pay out, suicide and arson on the house. This guy's wife and kid got nothing.
See 29.
No. The case was dismissed at the behest of the Department of State aka The Bush Administration. That dismissal was appealed to the Supreme Court and was herd last spring. The Obama administration sided with the defendants as well. SCOTUS upheld the dismissal. I can't remember the case name - it was class action - but I can look for it if you're interested.
Hasn’t Stacks wife and family seen enough trauma?
Forget life insurance.
What if she writes a book and lo and behold it sells. Should she profit? Suits like this will skim off anything she gets as a result of Stack’s death.
I doubt it. The guy was already deeply in debt and owed the IRS, who - by law - gets first crack at any estate money. You can't get blood out of a turnip. That's why they sued the wife. They can attach her future earnings as well as any current assets, should they prevail at trial.
So they should profit? Wow!
Apparently not, according to some.
This suit will ensure it. Standard operating procedure.
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