Jury Clears Cow In Car Accident

[matcom]

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- A Linn County jury has cleared a cow and the cow's owner in a car wreck, saying it was a case of mistaken identity.

Ann Sauer of Anamosa hit a cow on Oct. 7, 2000. The animal caved in the windshield and roof of her car.

The cow fled the scene, but Sauer said she knew which one did the damage.

"We briefly looked at each other before she went off in the darkness," Sauer said.

Sauer filed a negligence lawsuit against Justin Kaczinski, the alleged owner of the cow. Her lawsuit also named Alvin Benesh, who allowed Kaczinski to keep four cows and a bull in one of his pastures.

During the trial, which lasted six days, Kaczinski acknowledged that his cows had broken out of a pasture on the night of the accident.

The jury forewoman, Sheila Schmidt, said when Kaczinski's cow was found, its injuries did not match the injuries a cow would have suffered if it were hit in the way Sauer described.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2004/01/26/jury_clears_cow_in_car_accident/

[GOPisEvil]

1. Did they do a line-up of cows??

"Number 4, step forward please."
"Mooooooooooo"
"Keep quiet please. Ma'am, was this the cow that hit your car?"

:crazy:

[Archae]

2. The funniest part of this story to me...

The woman suing is my cousin. :crazy:

(I haven't seen her for years.)

[ozymandius]

3. Was that the cow's pat response? nt

[THUNDER HANDS]

4. that cow was lucky he wasn't charged with

Vehicular Homoooooocide. :)

[Bluzmann57]

5. So this is obviously not a mad cow...

so theres nothing to worry about here.

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. Most hysterical line ever...

The jury forewoman, Sheila Schmidt, said when Kaczinski's cow was found, its injuries did not match the injuries a cow would have suffered if it were hit in the way Sauer described.


*giggle*