Jackson Jambalaya

Update: Props to Lotus who found this in the answer:
"Have any of y’all read this puppy yet? Woulda been good (though less amusing) for Maison Heidelberg to have done so before he filed it. On page 8, under the heading “Seventh Defense,” these copy-and-paste gems:
… (4) the jury is not expressly prohibited from awarding punitive damages, or determining the amount of an award of punitive damages, in whole or in part on the basis of this Defendant’s status as a large foreign corporation; … (9) Plaintiffs claims would impose an undue burden on interstate commerce; …"

Ms. Francomb is a "large foreign corporation"? Slapped together an answer and didn't read what we wrote, did we? I can see the ad now: "Maison Heidelberg, Attorney at law. Heidelberg, a name you know, sloppiness you can count on."

Of course, one thing I did notice about the answer is that Ms. Bell claims she was there all night and George was on drugs and armed. So why didn't she call the police when he left to kidnap the roomate? And how did her former brother-in-law James Bell, local attorney and former judge, wind up at the house so early in the morning? Oddly enough, her answer and defense ignores these annoying little facts. Makes you wonder if her lawyer is filing such sloppy work because he plans on settling and avoiding a trial.

Original post:
Ms. Robbie Bell, a defendant along with her son George Bell, III, in a wrongful death action filed by the mother of the murdered Heather Spencer, submitted her answer in Hinds County Circuit Court on July 23, 2008. The lawuit was discussed in an earlier post ( copy of the lawsuit can be found in that post). http://kingfish1935.blogspot.com/2008/07/mother-of-heather-spencer-files.html

In her answer, Ms Bell states:
"Robbie Bell was not present when George Bell, III killed Heather Spencer, nor was she aware
of the acts of George Bell, III until after she arrived at her own home on the evening of September 10,2007...
It is further affirmatively stated that Robbie Be11 entered her own
home on the evening of September 10,2008, and was later informed by George Bell,
III that he had killed Heather. It is further affirmatively stated that George Bcll, III
was under the influence of mind-altering drugs at the time, that he continued to use
mind-altering drugs throughout the night, and that he remained a threat to his own
mother and to himself. Robbje Bell denies that she cause or contributed to the death
of Heather in any way, and she denies that she is liable for same....
It is further affimmtively stated that the Plaintiff
has no evidence supporting these allegations that Heather Spencer was alive when
Robbie Bell entered the residence, and the reason is because such allegations are
categorjcalIy false and untrue, and that if such evidence is in the possession of the
Plaintiff, it should be produced immediately or otherwise these allegations should be
withdrawn and this suit dismissed....."
http://jackson-jambalaya.googlegroups.com/web/answer.pdf?gda=5xP4kTsAAADQ-S_HkSOPikN7exfpUYzYbEkGDMBF9sC0MOvTHAg61GG1qiJ7UbTIup-M2XPURDS7RBba4gomLVe4Wivl9s4v

IF that link does not work, use this one and select "answer":
http://groups.google.com/group/jackson-jambalaya