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The 7 strangest cases witnessed by the courts, including a woman suing a cow

Strange cases in courts around the world

By Mosap HomaPublished 3 days ago 3 min read

1_broken teeth

A woman was spending her evening in a nightclub in New York State in 2016, until her account reached about $3,000, and to avoid paying this amount, she went to the bathroom to try to escape through an existing window; So as not to pay the bill, while escaping from the window, she fell to the ground, resulting in her front teeth breaking.

The woman filed a complaint before the court accusing the club of this injury, and the judge actually responded to her and awarded her $12,000 as compensation for what happened and for the treatment expenses she incurred from her own money.

2- My wife is elderly and does not fulfill my desires

A 95-year-old old man filed a divorce lawsuit against his wife before a Tunisian court in 2019. The reason was that his 94-year-old wife had grown old, was no longer in good health, no longer cared for him, and did not give him what he wanted.

After investigating the matter, it was confirmed that the woman had reached old age and her health was not good, while the man still enjoyed vitality and good health.

3_i'll take my mother

Despite the strangeness of the case, it is very humane, as two brothers submitted a request to the Dutch court in 2017 to rule for them who could take care of his old mother, as one of them applied to the court because his brother asked him to take care of his mother and take her with him, but the second brother refused to leave his mother and insisted on her staying with him.

Hence the dispute that led to the court’s intervention, and the court’s decision in this case was in favor of the younger brother, which necessitated the older brother crying in front of the court because of the loss of his mother.

4_a cup of coffee fell on her and she received compensation of one million dollars

A woman named "Stilalibek" filed a lawsuit against an American restaurant in 1992 before a New York State court, as a result of a cup of coffee falling on her. The court ordered the restaurant to pay a sum of money amounting to one million dollars, as compensation to the woman for the psychological and physical pain that befell her.

5_compensation of $10 million

In 2014, a woman from New York City filed a lawsuit before the New York State Court, requesting financial compensation, and the court actually issued her compensation amounting to $10 million from the Messerna Beach authorities in Florida, because she did not warn her of a lightning strike that caused her severe burns.

6_air disorders

In 2019, an American airline compensated passengers with a sum of money amounting to one million dollars, after one of the affected people filed a lawsuit before a New York State court, due to their exposure to air turbulence for 28 seconds, which sparked fear and anxiety among them. This amount was compensation for the enormous psychological pressures they were exposed to. During their trip.

7_sue a cow

In 2015, the call center at the Dubai Courts received a call from a 45-year-old Asian woman, requesting that a cow be sued. The woman explained her request by saying that she had reached the age of 45 and had not married, and after one of her friends advised her to buy a cow that would bring her luck, and she actually bought The woman had a cow, but she did not change anything about her condition, but rather made her condition worse, which prompted her to sue the cow, and the judge’s reaction was that he rejected the lawsuit

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