company that simply wants the offense "on the books" or is suing on moral or
principle grounds will often sue for $1 (or in some states just enough to
get the suit out of small claims court territory - something like $1501)
just to show that they aren't in it for the money.
On the reverse Judges and juries will often give a $1 settlement to a
plaintive as a way of saying, effectively, "yes, you were technically right,
but oh so very ethically wrong" or flippant or brought the case
unnecessarily or whatever. It's really considered a slap in the face.
It's also very common in legal contracts. $1 is the minimum amount
generally recognized by law and when you must sell something when you'd
rather give it away $1 is usually the contract price. This goes even for
very large things: my company recently bought the Sears Tower as part of a
settlement and I believe we paid $1. ;^)
Jim Davis
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From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 9:16 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Another Micahel Moore Fake (just to get his point across of
course..)
Somehow I doubt that any newspaper is seeking damages in court of only
_one_ dollar. Which either means this was faked, or someone(s) at the
Chicago Tribune doesn't know how to do their job as an editor.
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