and i quote:
"Plaintiff, to his horror, discovered that the house he had recently contracted to purchase was widely reputed to be possessed by poltergeists, reportedly seen by defendant seller and members of her family on numerous occasions over the last nine years. Plaintiff promptly commenced this action seeking rescission of the contract of sale. Supreme Court reluctantly dismissed the complaint, holding that plaintiff has no remedy at law in this jurisdiction."
and later:"[A]s a matter of law, the house is haunted."
Stambovsky v. Ackley, 168 A.D.2d 254, 255-56 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)(emphasis added).
Comments (3)
Guys, you are forgetting one major point - ghosts have a powerful lobby.
Posted by Thomas | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:16
How many ghosts were there? Could they run into zoning problems if there were too many people and ghosts in the house?
Posted by Sam | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:16
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They're saying that legally, the house is haunted, but there's nothing the Courts can do about it. Eventually, of course, they were allowed out of the contract due to difficulties of an out of state couple finding out about the hauntings of a house. Short of bringing that freaky psychic guy from unexplaned mysteries, that is.
Posted by steve | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:16