ZitatHOLLAND, Mich. — A woman whose boyfriend sparked a 2012 apartment fire using a blowtorch on a squirrel is on the hook for $2 million in damages to the Holland Township complex, the Court of Appeals ruled.
Wednesday’s ruling reverses a lower court decision that held Barbara Pellow responsible for only $15,400 in damages caused by the Oct. 10 blaze that consumed 32 units at ClearView Apartments.
The woman’s boyfriend, Khek Chanthalavong, had been using a blowtorch to remove fur from the squirrel on a wooden deck. Owners of the complex claimed cooking a squirrel on the deck violated her rental agreement.
Even though her boyfriend caused the fire, Pellow is still liable under a lease agreement for what justices described as a "fur-burning escapade."
“Because defendant signed the lease agreement, she is presumed to have read and understood its contents," the three-judge panel wrote.
Dozens of people at ClearView Apartments in Holland Township lost everything in the fire. Insurance carrier Travelers Indemnity Co. paid out more than $2 million to repair the damage. complex, the Court of Appeals ruled.
ZitatHOLLAND, Mich. — A woman whose boyfriend sparked a 2012 apartment fire using a blowtorch on a squirrel is on the hook for $2 million in damages to the Holland Township complex, the Court of Appeals ruled.
Wednesday’s ruling reverses a lower court decision that held Barbara Pellow responsible for only $15,400 in damages caused by the Oct. 10 blaze that consumed 32 units at ClearView Apartments.
The woman’s boyfriend, Khek Chanthalavong, had been using a blowtorch to remove fur from the squirrel on a wooden deck. Owners of the complex claimed cooking a squirrel on the deck violated her rental agreement.
Even though her boyfriend caused the fire, Pellow is still liable under a lease agreement for what justices described as a "fur-burning escapade."
“Because defendant signed the lease agreement, she is presumed to have read and understood its contents," the three-judge panel wrote.
Dozens of people at ClearView Apartments in Holland Township lost everything in the fire. Insurance carrier Travelers Indemnity Co. paid out more than $2 million to repair the damage. complex, the Court of Appeals ruled.
Algernonpj, what gets my bushy little tail all aflutter in this story is that everyone knows you don't use a blowtorch to cook squirrel. To do it correctly you need a plasma arc welding tool so you can achieve the temperatures required for success.
Quote: Cincinnatus wrote in post #3Algernonpj, what gets my bushy little tail all aflutter in this story is that everyone knows you don't use a blowtorch to cook squirrel. To do it correctly you need a plasma arc welding tool so you can achieve the temperatures required for success.
Amateurs, sheeeesh.
Well the title is wrong. That's actually not what he was doing. He was burning the hairs off the skin of the squirrel. Now I've always been told the squirrel's skin was not worth eating. He gets skinned, fur and all, prior to cooking. Here's the expert that I cite, "ya pull his pajamas off"
******* "I need some muscle over here!" Melissa Click