37 Can't you sue if your new house is haunted, and no one told you about it? (Folklore / Ghost Stories)
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This article is from the Ghost Stories FAQ, by obiwan obiwan@best.com with numerous contributions by others.
37 Can't you sue if your new house is haunted, and no one told you about it? (Folklore / Ghost Stories)
Mark Korven (Mark_Korven@goodmedia.com) gleaned the following quote
from the book -The Scandal Annual 1991-.
"A Wall Street bond trader sued for return of a $32,000 down payment
he made on a $650,000 Victorian mansion on the Hudson River in Nyack,
New York. The Reason: he said nobody told him that three Revolutionary
War ghosts haunted the dwelling. The owner of the house had refused to
return the money, saying that the ghosts were very friendly. The judge
ruled in her favor, stating that the law can't take supernatural enti-
ties into consideration.
"That ruling panicked lawmakers in neighboring Connecticut, which evi-
dently has more than its share of spooks. Legislators pushed though a
"Ghostbuster" bill, making it mandatory for all home seller to disclose
any spiritual phenomena related to the property."
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