[Odysseus]

You've got to be fucking kidding me.
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SEATTLE (Reuters) - A woman who sued a neighbor after her cat was mauled by his dog was awarded more than $45,000, the Seattle woman's lawyer said on Monday.

Paula Roemer's cat Yofi was killed after her neighbor's dog broke through a fence in February 2004. The dog's owner, Wallace Gray, had pleaded guilty to animal-control violations in Seattle Municipal Court and admitted negligence.

Seattle District Court Judge Barbara Linde ordered Gray to pay Roemer a little over $45,000 for Yofi's death, including $30,000 for the value of the cat, $15,000 for emotional distress, and other charges.

Roemer's lawyer, Adam Karp, who specializes in animal cases, said that while multimillion-dollar judgments have been awarded over thoroughbred horses, her award was the highest for a pet in the United States that he was aware of. Roemer has said she would donate the money to animal welfare groups.

[Dim Phuc]

We kirr cat arr time. Then sell as "chickens" in Aunt resteraun. Sometime dog too, but dhey kine gleasy. Noh many peepo berieve it chickens I teenk.

[leucetios]

You've got to be fucking kidding me.
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SEATTLE (Reuters) - A woman who sued a neighbor after her cat was mauled by his dog was awarded more than $45,000, the Seattle woman's lawyer said on Monday.

Paula Roemer's cat Yofi was killed after her neighbor's dog broke through a fence in February 2004. The dog's owner, Wallace Gray, had pleaded guilty to animal-control violations in Seattle Municipal Court and admitted negligence.

Seattle District Court Judge Barbara Linde ordered Gray to pay Roemer a little over $45,000 for Yofi's death, including $30,000 for the value of the cat, $15,000 for emotional distress, and other charges.

Roemer's lawyer, Adam Karp, who specializes in animal cases, said that while multimillion-dollar judgments have been awarded over thoroughbred horses, her award was the highest for a pet in the United States that he was aware of. Roemer has said she would donate the money to animal welfare groups.

I am sad to say that happened in the area I live in. I like animals as much as the next guy, well maybe not as much as VitE as cats, but all the same 45ki s a an absurd amount of money.

[SanDog]

Anyone know the background on this? If the guy had a history of letting the beast loose and was warned a few times about his negligence, I could see this happening.

[leucetios]

Anyone know the background on this? If the guy had a history of letting the beast loose and was warned a few times about his negligence, I could see this happening.

All of the articles I've read have focused more on the money than on the case.

[SanDog]

All of the articles I've read have focused more on the money than on the case.

they usually do. I could give a shit about the money, I want to know what happened to make the jury give them the cash. It could have been a breeding cat, worth a ton, the dog owner could have been a prick who used to terrorize, all sorts of things.

Juries are an amazing species to watch, they can be really astute, and just plain stupid.