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03-10-2007, 02:07
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| NCO   |  Smoker sued for lighting up in her garden United Press International - NewsTrack - Smoker sued for lighting up in her garden AKARP, Sweden, March 9 (UPI) -- A Swedish woman has been sued for smoking in her own garden. Her neighbor in Akarp in southern Sweden, a lawyer, demands 15,000 kroner ($2,000) in damages for her previous smoking plus another 2,000 kroner ($280) every time she lights up in the future, The Local reported. She has received a district court summons to respond to his complaint. "It makes me sad and angry," the 49-year-old single mom told Aftonbladet. "Should somebody else be able to control my life?" The woman said she has already made concessions to her neighbor's dislike of cigarette smoke, including picking a spot to light up that is more than 20 feet from his property. In court filings, the lawyer complains that he is hit with cigarette smoke every time he enters or leaves his house and has been unable to open his windows.
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03-10-2007, 13:57
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| Junior Officer   | Re: Smoker sued for lighting up in her garden Does seem rediculous that the lawyer claims "everytime" he enter or leaves. Keeping his windows closed possibly only because I don't know how close they live to each other. The woman is upset because her life might be controlled by another. Isn't that true of the lawyer though? Isn't her smoking causing him to close his windows and seek court action to allow him to breathe air not polluted by cigarette smoke ? I guess it all depends on how one feels about the effect 2nd hand cigarette smoke can have on you.
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03-10-2007, 16:59
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| Icing Queen   | Re: Smoker sued for lighting up in her garden There are so many other pollutants, how can we know what's killing us? We just heard today that my FIL is allergic to formaldehyde, which is found in all kinds of materials. He's had a rash for over a year. Can he sue the manufacturers of everything he's come in contact with?
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03-10-2007, 17:14
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| Monkey Mouse   | Re: Smoker sued for lighting up in her garden It get ridiculous when a person can't smoke on their own property. I doubt very much that this neighbor is all that bothered - he sounds like a control freak on a pious mission.
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03-10-2007, 17:21
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| Icing Queen | Re: Smoker sued for lighting up in her garden There are people like that. It has nothing to do with health issues, but the brain-washing they've received.
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