Best Case So Far (Version 2.0)

To this point, the best case I've read was Yan v. Ford Motor Co. (New Jersey Supreme Court found that running across the Garden State late at night was reasonable). However, there is a new reigning champion...

In Stambovsky v. Ackley, the plaintiff (a NYC resident) bought a house in Nyack, NY. While this is not a criminal offense in itself, it is at the very least questionable, especially when he found out that the house was haunted by a poltergeist. Now, this makes for a pretty sweet case in itself, it is the judge's statements that truly make this case phenomenal. A few excerpts:

"In his pursuit for fraudulent misrepresentation agains the seller, plaintiff hasn't a ghost of a chance."
"A very practical problem arises with respect to the discovery of a paranormal phenomenon: Who you gonna call?"
"The notion that a haunting is a condition which can and should be ascertained upon reasonable inspection of the premises is a hobgoblin which should be exorcised from the body of legal precedent and laid quietly to rest."
AND the best quote
"...as a matter of law, the house is haunted."

Another highlight for me was that the judge decided, even if the defendant was to be believed, that she would still lose, as she promised the premises would be vacant, and the poultergeist rendered this not the case.

I don't think that I've ever seen a judge have so much fun with a case, although I guess that I'd have fun with this case too. A phenomenal premise + fantastic terms of phrase= best case of the year so far.

May all your hits be crits,
B