Thursday, October 9

Legal Question

Like half the class, I still can't come up with the legal question(s) for a case.
Like in our contract law section[1], with the example of the poltergeist-real estate case Stambovsky v. Ackley. It was common knowledge that Ackley's house was haunted, and she sold it to Stambovsky, an out-of-towner. Plaintiff sought to rescind the contract and recover his down payment. What is the legal question here?[2]

It says New York Supreme Court "reluctantly dismissed the complaint, holding that plaintiff has no remedy at law in this jurisdiction."
So the legal question is: "Does the New York State judicial system have jurisdiction over claims involving parapsychic activity?"

Er, no.

Footnotes:

[1] in which we use Politics and the Law of Contracts, written by Lief Carter. For the ghost case he cites Shakespeare and Ghostbusters in the same paragraph.

[2] He might appreciate, but not give credit for: "Who you gonna call?"

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hahaha, Kate. You have to submit the Ghostbusters answer, even though you probably will not be the first to do so.

Michelle Rafter said...

Did you consult your legal counsel on this? He'll be mad if you don't.

M