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Real Life Lawsuits Against God by SokoDobo: 11:17pm On Nov 16, 2018
Lawsuits against God have occurred in real life. Find below some:

1. Lawsuit Against God by Betty Penrose

In 1970, Arizonan lawyer Russel T. Tansie filed a suit against God on behalf of his secretary, Betty Penrose, seeking $100,000 in damages. Penrose blamed God for His "negligence", allowing a lightning bolt to strike her house. When God "failed to turn up in court", Penrose won the case by default.

Who paid the 100k damages? I do not know.

2. Lawsuit Against God by Ernie Chambers

In the U.S. state of Nebraska, State Senator Ernie Chambers filed a suit in 2008 against God, seeking a permanent injunction against God's harmful activities, as an effort to publicize the issue of public access to the court system. The suit was dismissed because God could not be properly notified, not having a fixed address. The Judge stated, "Given that this court finds that there can never be service effectuated on the named defendant this action will be dismissed with prejudice".

The senator, assuming God to be singular and all-knowing, responded "The court itself acknowledges the existence of God. A consequence of that acknowledgement is a recognition of God's omniscience ... Since God knows everything, God has notice of this lawsuit".
Chambers filed the lawsuit in response to another lawsuit that he considered to be frivolous and inappropriate.

In response to Chambers' case, two responses were filed. The first was from a Corpus Christi lawyer, Eric Perkins, who wanted to answer the question "what would God say". The second was filed in Douglas County, Nebraska District Court. The source of the second response, claiming to be from God, is unclear as no contact information was given.

On July 30, 2008, local media sources reported the Douglas County District Court was going to deny Chambers' lawsuit because Chambers had failed to notify the defendant. However, on August 1, Chambers was granted a court date of August 5 in order to proceed with his lawsuit. "The scheduling hearing will give me a chance to lay out the facts that would justify the granting of the motion," Chambers was quoted as saying. He added, "Once the court enters the injunction, that's as much as I can do ... That's as much as I would ask the court. I wouldn't expect them to enforce it."

However, a judge finally did throw out the case, saying the Almighty was not properly served due to His unlisted home address. As of November 5, 2008, Chambers filed an appeal to the Nebraska Supreme Court. The former state senator John DeCamp and E. O. Augustsson in Sweden, asked to represent God. Augustsson's letters, mentioning the Bjorn (cf. the Bjorn Socialist Republic) were stricken as "frivolous". The Appeals Court gave Chambers until February 24 to show that he notified DeCamp and Augustsson of his brief, which he did. The case was finally closed on February 25 when the Nebraska Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal and vacated the order of the district court. The court quoted cases according to which "[a] court decides real controversies and determines rights actually controverted, and does not address or dispose of abstract questions or issues that might arise in hypothetical or fictitious situation or setting".

3. Lawsuit Against God by Pavel M

In 2005, a Romanian prisoner identified as Pavel M, serving 20 years after being convicted of murder, filed a lawsuit against the Romanian Orthodox Church, as God's representatives in Romania, for failing to keep him from the Devil, essentially stating that his baptism had been a binding contract.

The suit was dismissed because the defendant, God, was neither an individual nor a company, and was therefore not subject to the civil court of law's jurisdiction.

4. Lawsuit Against Hindu god, Rama, Chandan Kumar Singh

Chandan Kumar Singh, a lawyer from Bihar, India, sued the Hindu god, Rama for mistreating his wife, the goddess Sita. The court dismissed his case, calling it "impractical".


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Re: Real Life Lawsuits Against God by PhenomenalMorgan(m): 11:36pm On Nov 16, 2018
So what did they acheive by filing suits against Godundecided
Re: Real Life Lawsuits Against God by nastynic(m): 12:13pm On Nov 18, 2018
Nothing
Re: Real Life Lawsuits Against God by skubido(m): 3:16pm On Nov 18, 2018
Awon alaimokon,,, they are just deceiving themselves..

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