New Zealand's Disputes Tribunal dismissed the claim, saying the promises did not constitute a contract.
  • Blackout
    29•6 months ago

    I successfully sued my wife when she put too much salt in the soup which wasn’t even real.

    It was called the Salty Pseudo Soup Sufferer Suit in the news.

  • DMBFFFEnglish
    21•6 months ago
    1. oral contract
    2. If it was important, she should have prepared a back-up.
    • @escew@lemmy.worldEnglish
      30•6 months ago

      It’s already been dismissed by the tribunal. Hilarious that it got enough attention to be in the news.

      • DMBFFFEnglish
        4•6 months ago

        I’d cut her a bit of slack.

        She might have been dreaming of this for a long time, she thought that she could trust her boyfriend to do this simple and easy task, but one very important to her, and he fails to do it, and since they’re in a relationship, one doesn’t think of writing stuff down.

        If it happened as reported, I agree with the ruling, but I wouldn’t be so quick to ridicule her.

        • partial_accumenEnglish
          12•6 months ago

          In the situation you’re presenting, I would be empathetic to her loss of the money and experience. However, all of that empathy disappears when she tries to sue because of it. The ridicule is for suing.