Man Who Appeared in Court Still Legally Dead Rules Judge to Benefit Ex-wife

[AnotherMcIntosh]

"An Ohio man who appeared in court on Monday is legally dead, a judge has ruled.

"Donald Eugene Miller Jr. was declared dead in 1994, eight years after he disappeared from his home in Arcadia, the Courier reports. On Monday, Judge Allan Davis of Hancock County said Miller is still legally dead because a death ruling cannot be changed after three years have passed. UPI and Yahoo News noted the story.

"Miller, 61, told the court he was an alcoholic and he left town because he lost his job and he was unsure what to do. He wants to reverse the death ruling so he can get a driver’s license and reinstate his Social Security number.

"Miller's former wife, Robin Miller, opposed Miller’s attempt to reverse the ruling. She has been receiving Social Security death benefits for her children and she says she can’t afford to repay the money."

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/man_who_appeared_in_court_is_legally_dead_judge_says

Who says that attorneys and judges can't be creative?

[Eleanors38]

1. He's not dead, he just smells that way.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

3. The second half is something that I heard years ago in a different context: "Is your child spoiled?"

[Eleanors38]

10. Or, "Vaudeville ain't dead, it just smells that way."

[Ikonoklast]

8. He was pinin' for the fjords.

[Bombero1956]

9. beautiful plummage!!

almost everything in life can be connected to Monty Python.

[DetlefK]

2. A zombie? An illegal immigrant from beyond the grave?

[Richardo]

4. That is one awkwardly-worded headline

I couldn't figure out WHAT the hell it meant until I read the article. Sheesh. Making me work for my information....

[BlueStreak]

5. You are dead. Live with it.

[Historic NY]

6. Not dead yet......

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[BKH70041]

7. Generalissimo Francisco Franco Is Still Dead

[Uncle Joe]

11. The judge never said he was legally dead.

He said the man was mostly, legally dead.





Thanks for the thread, AnotherMcIntosh.

[krispos42]

12. Okay, then he should go rob a bank.

I'd like to see the prosecutor make a case against a dead person.


I'd love it if he was imprisoned, then on day two was released to a coroner because, yanno, "he's dead".

[pinboy3niner]

13. That must have been frightening for the judge