Coyote V. Acme

[Ian Livingston]

Utah's one of the "contiguous states."

On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 4:05 AM, Joe Allonby <joeallonby at gmail.com> wrote:
> Awesome. But I always thought he lived in Utah.
>
> On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Robin Landseadel
> <robinlandseadel at comcast.net> wrote:
>>        "May Road Runner cartoons never vanish from the video waves, is my
>> attitude."
>>
>>
>>
>>        Coyote V. Acme
>>
>>        IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT,
>>        SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT, TEMPE, ARIZONA
>>        CASE NO. B19294, JUDGE JOAN KUJAVA, PRESIDING
>>        Wile E. Coyote, Plaintiff
>>        -v.-
>>        Acme Company, Defendant
>>        Opening Statement of Mr. Harold Schoff, attorney for Mr.
>>        Coyote:
>>
>>        My client, Mr. Wile E. Coyote, a resident of Arizona and
>>        contiguous states, does hereby bring suit for damages against
>>        the Acme Company, manufacturer and retail distributor of
>>        assorted merchandise, incorporated in Delaware and doing
>>        business in every state, district, and territory. Mr. Coyote seeks
>>        compensation for personal injuries, loss of business income,
>>        and mental suffering causes as a direct result of the actions
>>        and/or gross negligence of said company, under Title 15 of the
>>        United States Code, Chapter 47, section 2072, subsection (a),
>>        relating to product liability.
>>
>>
>>        Mr. Coyote states that on eighty-five separate occasions he has
>>        purchased of the Acme Company (hereinafter, "Defendant"),
>>        through that company's mail-order department, certain products
>>        which did cause him bodily injury due to defects in manufacture
>>        or improper cautionary labelling. Sales slips made out to Mr.
>>        Coyote as proof of purchase are at present in the possession of
>>        the Court, marked Exhibit A. Such injuries sustained by Mr.
>>        Coyote have temporarily restricted his ability to make a living in
>>        his profession of predator. Mr. Coyote is self-employed and thus
>>        not eligible for Workmen's Compensation. . .
>>
>> http://www.torinfo.com/justforlaughs/coyote_v_acme.html
>>
>>
>



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