Goodnight, Jim Bob
Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2006What about the court case in Offaly where the woman sued the builder?
What a ridiculous story.
Sarah Leahy sued Joseph Rawson, a builder and the brother of her former partner Jim Bob. Eh? Jim Bob? That’s right. Jim Bob. Not John-Boy, not Mary Ellen. Anyway, that’s irrelevant, so stop sniggering now. Joe built an extension to Sarah’s house and made a complete bollix of it. Furthermore, there was a firm of architect / engineers involved, as described by the papers, called Garland Murphy who also obviously made a bollix of something as well, because they lost in court.
So fucking what, I hear somebody muttering. A crowd of BIFFOs make a bollix of a house - who gives a fuck? Well, nobody, I suppose, except for the award made by the courts. After ten years struggling, the woman was awarded 100,000 euros, which, as you know, wouldn’t build you a rabbit hutch these days. And anyway, all the money went to the building society in unpaid bills, so the Plaintiff ended up with fuck-all and will probably continue to live in her garage as before.
What did the lawyers get? Would you like to know? All right, then. I’ll tell you. The lawyers pulled a full million out of it.
As the old saying goes, we’re in the wrong business.
Stumble it!
December 1st, 2006
That’s no kind of justice, Bock. It sends out a sick message to builders and “engineers” that they can do what they like.
Did you know that you can call yourself an engineer without having a degree. I know a fella (related to me, but hey I can’t help that!!) who has some kind of a certificate in engineering from the early 80s, he doesn’t have a B.E; he never went to Uni…. Anyway, he signs his name - Joe Bloggs, Engineer. He has himself listed in the phone book like that, he has business cards printed out like that…. He’s not the only one.
BUYER BEWARE - doesn’t look like the Courts will help???
December 4th, 2006
how much did you expect the solicitors to charge? ya thick cunt.
December 4th, 2006
Hello anonymous and welcome.
Are you really (secretly) the president of the law society?