Luxury Car Owner Sues Neighbor To The Court For Cat Scratches

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Previously, the Hukumindo.com platform has talk about "What Next After The Police Report Is Accomplish?", read also "I Have a Contract Whose Goods Have Not Been Delivered, How Do I Sue Under Indonesian Law?", and on this occasion we will discuss about 'Luxury Car Owner Sues Neighbor To The Court For Cat Scratches'. This article is entirely quoted from the Thai online media "Thetiger.com" with the title: 'Cat sits on sports car, owner demands 100,000 baht to pay for scratches', as quoted in the reference at the end of the article.

The owner of a luxury sports car has reportedly filed a lawsuit against their neighbor claiming 100,000 bath (equal to US $ 3.090 or Rp. 44.080.197,70) in damages after a cat climbed and sat on top of their black and yellow Lotus sports car, causing some scratches. The story was widely shared in Thailand and the latest reports say the owner has since apologized, adding that he doesn’t want the money.

The cat owner posted a video on TikTok saying her neighbor demanded compensation for letting a “fierce or wild animal” out in public and causing damage to others’ assets or property. She added that she is willing to pay to fix up the scratches caused by her cat, but at a reasonable price.

The neighbors have been trying to come to an agreement for a while. Reports say the incident happened back in October 2020 when a child accidentally let their cat out of the house. That afternoon, the car owner sent the neighbors a video of their pet sitting on the sports car. Video from a home surveillance camera shows the cat sitting on top of the black and yellow sports car.

She and the family visited the house to check out the damage on the cars and say they only saw dirt from the cat’s paws. The neighbor insisted that all of the scratches came from her cat and asked for compensation at 100,000 baht adding that the price was officially estimated.

She shared with Thai media that her family have been trying to come to an agreement with the neighbor. She already paid a fine of 500 baht at a Police station for letting a pet out to the public alone and has gone to court twice. Apparently, the neighbor has never shown up in court and has continued to go to their house asking for money. And if you intend to sue a person or company due to a legal problem, contact us, feel free in 24 hours, we will be glad to help you.

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Reference:

1. "Cat sits on sports car, owner demands 100,000 baht to pay for scratches", thethaiger.com., Diakses pada tanggal 16 Februari 2022, https://thethaiger.com/news/national/cat-sits-on-sports-car-owner-demands-100000-baht-to-pay-for-scratches