Mobile home park tenant’s family sues park for tenant being killed in self-defense.
Owners of the Thonotosassa mobile home park have been named in a civil suit brought by the family of a man killed in self defense by another park resident.
Charles Podany, a resident of the mobile home park, approached a vehicle that contained Casey Landes, and asked the vehicle to slow down while driving through the park due to children at play. Landes became enraged and knocked Podany off this bike and started beating him. Podany, who has a license to carry a concealed handgun, pulled out a .40 caliber automatic and shot Landes twice, killing him. Toxicology tests showed that Landes had a .28 blood alcohol reading, while a reading of 08 is considered intoxicated
A judge ruled that the shooting was justifiable self-defense. The lawsuit has left almost everyone involved baffled.
Frank & Dave’s analysis of this story:
Mobile home park tenants never fail to amaze us. But what’s even more amazing is a legal system that allows this kind of blatantly frivolous suit to be filed without being immediately struck down by a judge. The park will have to spend thousands in legal fees to defend against a suit so pathetic that not one person interviewed for the article could even come up with a rational argument that could be used in court.
The moral is to carry plenty of insurance on your park, plus have solid asset formation strategies for liability protection. And it wouldn’t hurt to mention lawsuit reform if you are ever asked at a town forum as to what’s wrong with America.
Tags: mobile home park crime prevention, mobile home park rules, mobile home park tenants, mobile home parks rules
Uncategorized | Frank Rolfe | 
February 18, 2010 6:02 pm