Apartment dweller sues Cory Lidle's estate for destroying his apartment

A couple of weeks ago there was a thread about Cory Lidle's widow suing
Cirrus and a bunch of other deep pockets for damages after her husband's
Cirrus SR20 attempted to perform a 180 degree turn over the East River and
slammed into an apartment building on the east side of Manhattan, killing the
NY Yankees pitcher and a flight instructor.

Someone had posted a reply in that thread that outlined a scenario where an
apartment dweller in the damaged building sued the estate of the pitcher.

Looks like real life is imitating fiction:

From the USA Today's website, in part (copyright USAToday):

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Lidle estate sued over plane crash

(http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...t_N.htm?csp=34)

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephane Sparta was at home in his 31st floor apartment when
New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle's small plane crashed into the floor
below.

The plane didn't hit Sparta, "but it gave him quite a shock," said his
lawyer, David C. Cook. "It came as close to giving him a haircut as you can
get."

Sparta, an architect, has sued Lidle's estate, claiming his home was
destroyed and he was emotionally injured by the crash.

Sparta says in court papers that he was forced to abandon his apartment after
Lidle's Cirrus SR-20 plane crashed into the building on Manhattan's Upper
East Side on Oct. 11, 2006. Sparta's court papers say parts of the airplane
wreckage "exploded" into his living room, "setting the contents on fire and
otherwise destroying the apartment and the property therein."

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--
Peter

"Peter R." wrote

Sparta says in court papers that he was forced to abandon his apartment
after
Lidle's Cirrus SR-20 plane crashed into the building on Manhattan's Upper
East Side on Oct. 11, 2006. Sparta's court papers say parts of the
airplane
wreckage "exploded" into his living room, "setting the contents on fire
and
otherwise destroying the apartment and the property therein."

At least there is some truth in that law suite.

He should be compensated, at least for the loss of his property; destroyed
due to an irresponsible act.
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:

At least there is some truth in that law suite.

He should be compensated, at least for the loss of his property; destroyed
due to an irresponsible act.

Suit. I wonder if Lidle's insurance is stonewalling them or the
amount offered inadequate for what this guy wanted?

This was the same guy I believe who was hospitalized by one of
the Macy's parade balloons. He has bad aviation karma :-)

On Sat, 12 May 2007 23:27:34 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote:

He should be compensated, at least for the loss of his property; destroyed
due to an irresponsible act.

I agree that this is someone who deserves to be made whole.

On Sun, 13 May 2007 07:58:47 -0400, Ron Natalie
wrote:

This was the same guy I believe who was hospitalized by one of
the Macy's parade balloons. He has bad aviation karma :-)

I hope the poor guy dosen't go for a heli ride. The aviation disaster
trifecta!

balloon - powered - rotorcraft

"Ron Natalie" wrote

This was the same guy I believe who was hospitalized by one of
the Macy's parade balloons. He has bad aviation karma :-)

Wow! Suppose that he is attracting the crashes, and this is all his fault?

--
Jim in NC

On May 13, 3:19 pm, "Peter R." wrote:
A couple of weeks ago there was a thread about Cory Lidle's widow suing
Cirrus and a bunch of other deep pockets for damages after her husband's
Cirrus SR20 attempted to perform a 180 degree turn over the East River and
slammed into an apartment building on the east side of Manhattan, killing the
NY Yankees pitcher and a flight instructor.

Someone had posted a reply in that thread that outlined a scenario where an
apartment dweller in the damaged building sued the estate of the pitcher.

Looks like real life is imitating fiction:

From the USA Today's website, in part (copyright USAToday):

----------- start article quote:

Lidle estate sued over plane crash

(http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...le-estate-laws...)

NEW YORK (AP) - Stephane Sparta was at home in his 31st floor apartment when
New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle's small plane crashed into the floor
below.

The plane didn't hit Sparta, "but it gave him quite a shock," said his
lawyer, David C. Cook. "It came as close to giving him a haircut as you can
get."

Sparta, an architect, has sued Lidle's estate, claiming his home was
destroyed and he was emotionally injured by the crash.

Sparta says in court papers that he was forced to abandon his apartment after
Lidle's Cirrus SR-20 plane crashed into the building on Manhattan's Upper
East Side on Oct. 11, 2006. Sparta's court papers say parts of the airplane
wreckage "exploded" into his living room, "setting the contents on fire and
otherwise destroying the apartment and the property therein."

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--
Peter

Isn't that what the apartment owner's insurance is for??? I mean, if
the crash was deliberate I could sort of understand it, but it was an
accident, after all..

On Sun, 13 May 2007 12:40:00 GMT, B A R R Y wrote:

I agree that this is someone who deserves to be made whole.

I would think his homeowner's insurance would cover the damage and his
insurance carrier would sue Lidle's estate to get their money back.

The fact that he mentions "he was emotionally injured by the crash" leads
me to believe that he's trying to cash in on the accident.

--
Dallas

"Dallas" wrote in message
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On Sun, 13 May 2007 12:40:00 GMT, B A R R Y wrote:

I agree that this is someone who deserves to be made whole.

I would think his homeowner's insurance would cover the damage and his
insurance carrier would sue Lidle's estate to get their money back.

The fact that he mentions "he was emotionally injured by the crash" leads
me to believe that he's trying to cash in on the accident.

So you don't think that he is due any "pain in the ass that this happen to
me" money?

I do.
--
Jim in NC

chris wrote:
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Isn't that what the apartment owner's insurance is for??? I mean, if
the crash was deliberate I could sort of understand it, but it was an
accident, after all..

No, it's what Lidle's liability insurance is for. Why should the
homeowner's insurance be resonsible?