Man in chimp attack to receive money

[The Straight Story]

Man in chimp attack to receive money


POMONA — A man who was viciously attacked by chimpanzees will receive $32,000 from West Covina because the city failed to make good on a deal to house his pet chimp.

The Superior Court ruling was finalized on Friday. The city also must pay St. James Davis and his wife, LaDonna, $300 a month to cover costs of housing Moe the chimp.

Moe was taken from the Davis home in 1999 after he bit a woman. The couple sued, and in 2002 the city agreed to pay the couple $100,000 for removing Moe but waited three years to make the payment.

The city also agreed to buy property in neighboring Baldwin Park where Moe could live.

However, Baldwin Park officials balked at permitting the 130-pound animal to live there, and eventually he went to Animal Haven Ranch in Kern County's Havilah.

In addition to interest on the $100,000, West Covina was ordered to pay the Davis' travel costs to see Moe.

http://www.bakersfield.com/619/story/97099.html

A chimp named moe. A chimp named bush. I know which one I prefer :)

[Canadian_NewDemocrat]

1. um

president bush attacked someone?

[TomInTib]

2. That's all they were rewarded?

Damn.

I may be confused (there were a couple of chimp attacks in CA back then), but I think the story took the easy route.

As I remember, his wife might have lost her thumb, but those chimps tore that guy's face off, along with one foot and his genitalia.


Maybe this was a civil settlement with the liability to come at a later date.

[133724]

3. I thought you were talking about *....

[Cocoa]

4. you can sue a chimp?

Bush should be concerned about this precedent.

[Crunchy Frog]

5. WTF is someone doing with a pet chimp?

(I mean, other than Laura Bush.:)) And :wtf: is the city doing paying these people for the consequences of their own idiotic choices?