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MCARTHUR, Ohio - An Vinton County woman is looking to get her belongings back after a bank incorrectly broke into her house and took them.
She called the McArthur Police about the incident, but weeks later, the chief announced the case was closed.
She presented him with an $18,000 estimate to replace the losses, but the president refused to pay. “He got very firm with me and said, ‘We’re not paying you retail here, that’s just the way it is,’” Barnett said. “I did not tell them to come in my house and make me an offer. They took my stuff and I want it back.” The shock of having her house broken into and belongings taken by mistake has now turned into anger.
Originally posted by tw0330
reply to post by Wrabbit2000
But it was the wrong house, and instead of emptying out my friends house like I was asked, I emptied out the house of a bank manager who was on vacation at the time.
Now would it be considered a civil matter too. If not and it would be considered a criminal matter, then I don't quite understand the legal differences.
Would It be considered a civil matter then
Originally posted by Domo1
reply to post by Wrabbit2000
Not a criminal matter. Agreed.
I don't know if the bank is actually legally responsible for this either. If they give an address and the contractor that goes out is such a dumbass that he can't verify the address... well that's on him. Now if the bank gave the wrong address, it is on them.
$18k is really nothing, especially for a bank, and especially in todays age where this kind of bull can reach millions overnight and have customers pulling funds, potential customers looking elsewhere, and lawyers getting payed insane fees to defend you.
I don't know if the bank is actually legally responsible for this either. If they give an address and the contractor that goes out is such a dumbass that he can't verify the address... well that's on him. Now if the bank gave the wrong address, it is on them.
$18k is really nothing, especially for a bank, and especially in todays age where this kind of bull can reach millions overnight and have customers pulling funds, potential customers looking elsewhere, and lawyers getting payed insane fees to defend you.
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
It's [color=gold] not a criminal matter, dependng on exactly how all this happened. Most likely, it falls entirely into civil. That explains the cops dropping it.
It also means that by the end, I think this woman will have them really wishing they'd just paid her whatever she would have been happy with on first contact. I'll be it was even reasonable by normal people's standards. They had to get all scrooge on her and now she's going to get all Judge Judy on them. They'll lose this one, I safely predict.
4. To cheat and defraud any person of any property, by any means which are in themselves criminal;
legal dictionary / conspiracy
Any person who joins any conspiracy, even if they are unaware of the actual act committed by others, or why, become equally liable with the others. Title 18 U.S.C. § 3.
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