QUESTION
Can I sue someone for touching my food?
Asked on Apr 26th, 2017 on Personal Injury - Michigan
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I'm in class right now, and my friend decided it would be a good idea to knock my goldfish over. The food, not the animal. How dare she? Can I sue for violation of personal property? Is there a goldfish clause in the constitution?
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Personal Injury — Plaintiff Attorney serving Taylor, MI
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Downriver Injury & Auto Law
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You do not have any damages. There fore you cannot sue.
Answered on Jul 24th, 2017 at 4:28 AM
Criminal Law Attorney serving Royal Oak, MI
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James S. Lawrence
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You can do it but it makes no economic sense. The filing fee alone is more than the cost of the food, and you would have to go to court several times. You would have to prove guilt, and might not succeed in that.
Answered on Jul 24th, 2017 at 4:27 AM
Ronald A. Steinberg
Don't you have something better to do? Technically, that would constitute a tort, or civil wrong. So, go to small claims court, pay the filing fee, file a complaint for assault and battery on your goldfish, pay a process server to serve the pleadings, and then spend a morning in court waiting for the case to be called, so that you can try your case.
Answered on Jul 24th, 2017 at 4:27 AM