The American was injured because of his wife's slippers and sued her
They say that when cute people quarrel, they only amuse themselves. It seems to be true, especially if we take as an example a case that occurred in one of the families of the city of Cleveland, Ohio, USA. There, a man was seriously injured due to the negligence of his girlfriend and demanded 80 thousand dollars (5.8 million rubles) compensation from her. While the trial was going on, the couple managed to register their marriage.
In February 2018, John Walworth decided to clean up the house and take a box with four liter jugs of vinegar from the kitchen to the basement. But near the steps were the slippers of his roommate Judy Khoury, which he safely tripped over. John went down to the basement head over heels, breaking pitchers, and also breaking both arms and a leg.
The fractures were so serious that they required surgical intervention. Insurance did not cover the treatment and Mr. Walworth was forced to pay the clinic about 80 thousand dollars. In October 2019, having fully recovered from his injuries, John decided that since his sweetheart throws slippers anywhere, she should compensate for the costs of treatment.
The man filed a lawsuit in the Ohio state court, demanding to recover from his common-law wife the amount spent on restoring health. In the lawsuit, John colorfully described his fall and subsequent unbearable suffering, and called the case "tragic and cruel." The trial lasted two years and the plaintiff was denied his claims.
The court found that Judy's slippers were lying in the open and if John had been more careful and attentive, he would have simply stepped over them. Perhaps the court's decision was influenced by a strange event in the couple's life - while the judicial machine was turning its gears with a creak, Mr. Walworth and Mrs. Khoury got married. Isn't this a strange event in the lives of people, one of whom dragged the other to court?
The age of the participants in this tragicomic story is unknown, but the Cleveland City portal reported that both are no longer young. Judy Khoury retired a couple of years before John Walworth fell into the basement. The couple has been dating for several years and was even engaged. They say that John, who lost the trial, was not very upset and is not going to part with his beloved.
A court over the wrong slippers is an unusual practice, but there are more extravagant proceedings in the world. For example, in India, a husband sued his wife when he found out that she was... not really a woman.