What a difference a good night's sleep makes. Or even a crappy one. Kit is getting a stuffy nose so I had to sleep with her sitting up again. In any case I was very not happy with the justice system when I went to bed. Now I'm just glad something important wasn't being decided. In a nutshell, everyone agreed that I should not have been on the suit and that case was dismissed. It was decided that the plaintiff had no responsibility to keep his belongings safe, it does not matter what he did or did not tell Chris or anyone else, it does not matter who the canopy belonged to, it does not matter that the plaintiff signed a waiver with Monroe Main Street, it does not matter who set up the canopy, it does not matter that we were put in that spot by fair organizers, it does not matter that Chris was only there 15 minutes prior to the accident, it does not matter that the plaintiff could have moved his car, it does not matter that no other canopies were tied down and they were not blowing away. All that matters is the plaintiff's car was damaged and because the plaintiff started yelling at Chris (because he was the male present) , Chris offered up his insurance info and he was deemed the one in charge. So if Chris, (read our insurance company), believes others are also liable it is our responsibility to recoup costs from them. I'm so glad this wasn't important. Our lawyer cannot even explain to us what happened. The other lawyer thought they had lost it. She summed up with (paraphrasing) "how were we supposed to know who to sue and even if he (the plaintiff) didn't tell Chris to tie down the canopy he told someone." I guess that is why there is a judge. I have no idea what steps our insurance company is going to take.
The frustrating part is the people who won are not good people. They were not decent people before the accident (so I am told) , they were not decent afterwards, and they have not been decent since. I would expect better behavior from my children. At the time of the accident I was not there. When I showed up I asked what happened and they layed into me. Yelling at me that they told me I needed to tie down the canopy and I should have known. Even when I told him I wasn't there they told me I was lying. Its hard to want to work with people who are so rude. In court they sat behind Chris & I. When he (the plaintiff) testified he lied on a few points. His wife even sat back there muttering "no, don't say that" whether he was telling the truth or lying. Chris & I remained silent. When Chris testified he told the truth as I know it, and they are sitting behind me saying "liar, liar". Chris tells me when I testified they said the same thing. There was very little that I testified to that could even be in dispute. From the witness stand I could see they were quite animated and very distracting. I do not know why the judge did not put a stop to it. I wish I had said something to the judge to make them stop because it was so distracting. I haven't been in court much at all, actually not at all, but I just assumed there was certain behavior expected in court, and their behavior, in my opinion, was very poor. Oh well. We'll see what happens next.
Now that I have a day to work, I have to work! And the weather has finally become normal for December - ACK. Of course I should have seen this coming, but I was just enjoying our highs of 50 degrees. I need to pull out the water heaters so all the animals can at least drink this winter. Tomorrow the 3 oldest are participating at a indoor Ren Faire. I'll probably stay home with the 3 youngest. Which means I will not get much done. Happy Friday!
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