Shoot somebody: collect $250,000

Ironbarr · March 3, 2006, 09:33 PM

I guess this was a "Pass 'Go'" card, huh? Sounds like a plan - every time!. Sure to put down stupid suits.

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A south-central Kansas mechanic who was shot has been ordered to pay at least $250,000 to the man who shot him.
A jury in Sedgwick County issued the verdict Thursday in a civil case that came 18 months after a jury in a criminal trial found that the shooter had acted in self-defense.
Keith McGinley, a small-engine repairman, was shot in October 2003. He sued the shooter, Dan Herpolsheimer, of Mulvane. Herpolsheimer then filed a countersuit for battery and trespassing, saying that McGinley had attacked him and ordered him out of his home, then pulled a knife. Herpolsheimer said he then shot McGinley with a .357 Magnum.
Besides the quarter million he gets for pain, suffering and mental anguish, Herpolsheimer will now be allowed to seek another $500,000 in punitive damages.

AP story

http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_sc...somebody_.html

LICCW · March 3, 2006, 09:42 PM

Nice.

Tim Burke · March 3, 2006, 09:50 PM

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Sure to put down stupid suits.

Perhaps. If they made his lawyer pay it, that would be sure to cut down on frivolous suits.

Omega blood · March 4, 2006, 08:11 AM

I went to the site the article was posted on. I hope the the remarks following the article are sarcastic remarks.

rapier144 · March 4, 2006, 09:36 AM

Must be a hell of a mechanic. Who's going to hold their breath till it's paid. You can't get blood from a turnip. Sure he might be paying a payment a month. But he won't have to pay it in one lump sum.

FirstFreedom · March 4, 2006, 09:38 AM

Nice! Wasn't expecting that counterclaim, now was he?

But good luck collecting.

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the quarter million he gets

that should say, the quarter million he has a right to try to get through post-judgment collection efforts. Huge difference.

Rivers · March 4, 2006, 01:20 PM

Maybe the mechanic has a little equity in his house and business.

Duxman · March 7, 2006, 01:18 PM

Score one for the good guys.

+1 for the lawyer suit. Lets make those suits pay.

Chris1911 · March 7, 2006, 07:38 PM

Yeah, lets just hope that it doesn't drive the mechanic into a fit of rage which makes him return to finish the job he had started! Man, I bet getting shot with a 357 kinda puts a damper on your day huh?

OneInTheChamber · March 7, 2006, 09:12 PM

Hahaha! Must not been in Commiefornia though!

Good for him; he made $250,000 by using his gun; more than competition shooters could ever dream of making with just a couple of shots!

March 4, 2006, 09:36 AM	#5
rapier144 Senior Member Join Date: October 2, 2005 Location: tennessee Posts: 686	Must be a hell of a mechanic. Who's going to hold their breath till it's paid. You can't get blood from a turnip. Sure he might be paying a payment a month. But he won't have to pay it in one lump sum. __________________ Scan and Breathe Scan and Breathe Stupidity should hurt

March 7, 2006, 01:18 PM	#8
Duxman Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2005 Location: VA Posts: 1,294	Hooooray! Score one for the good guys. +1 for the lawyer suit. Lets make those suits pay.

March 7, 2006, 09:12 PM	#10
OneInTheChamber Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2005 Posts: 789	Hahaha! Must not been in Commiefornia though! Good for him; he made $250,000 by using his gun; more than competition shooters could ever dream of making with just a couple of shots! __________________ Insert witty, comical, and/or significant quote here.

March 3, 2006, 09:42 PM	#2
LICCW Senior Member Join Date: December 25, 2005 Posts: 266	Nice.

March 4, 2006, 08:11 AM	#4
Omega blood Senior Member Join Date: November 7, 2005 Posts: 161	I went to the site the article was posted on. I hope the the remarks following the article are sarcastic remarks.

March 4, 2006, 01:20 PM	#7
Rivers Junior member Join Date: November 5, 2005 Posts: 670	Maybe the mechanic has a little equity in his house and business.

March 7, 2006, 07:38 PM	#9
Chris1911 Member Join Date: February 23, 2006 Location: Sparta, NJ Posts: 58	Yeah, lets just hope that it doesn't drive the mechanic into a fit of rage which makes him return to finish the job he had started! Man, I bet getting shot with a 357 kinda puts a damper on your day huh?