Jun 28, 2010 #1 V Virtuess1 New Member I have been called a nigger and several other racial slurs by a neighbor in a coop. Is this actionable in small claims court?
I have been called a nigger and several other racial slurs by a neighbor in a coop. Is this actionable in small claims court?
Jun 28, 2010 #2 army judge Super Moderator Virtuess1 said: I have been called a nigger and several other racial slurs by a neighbor in a coop. Is this actionable in small claims court? Click to expand... What damages have you suffered? What tort has he been breached? What duty does he have to be civil? The state might consider this a hate crime, or the old common law "breach of the peace", aka, "fighting words"; but nothing actionable in a civil matter.
Virtuess1 said: I have been called a nigger and several other racial slurs by a neighbor in a coop. Is this actionable in small claims court? Click to expand... What damages have you suffered? What tort has he been breached? What duty does he have to be civil? The state might consider this a hate crime, or the old common law "breach of the peace", aka, "fighting words"; but nothing actionable in a civil matter.