Posted on 08/09/2007 11:06:37 AM PDT by goldstategop
If you're going to cheat on your spouse, you might want to consider the hilarious case of Leroy Greer. This advice would best be considered by a certain preoccupied Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director of Detention and Removal.
On Monday, Greer filed suit against 1-800 FLOWERS for $1 Million, claiming breach of contract (Leroy Greer v. 1-800-Flowers.Com Inc., Case No. H-07-2543 (Houston)). Greer cheated on his wife and sent flowers to his extramarital girlfriend via 1-800 FLOWERS. He asked them not to send a receipt or any record of it to his home or office, conditions to which he alleges the company agreed. 1800flowers.jpg
But, months later, the company sent a thank you note to his home. His wife saw it, called the company, obtained the receipt, and found out the whole deal. She filed for divorce. Above the Law has a copy of the receipt, which says, "Occasion: Love & Romance," and "Must Include Cuddly Plush/Stuffed Animal."
I doubt Greer will collect much in this suit. He certainly doesn't deserve $1 Million for it. Damages have to be foreseeable by the party who allegedly caused the damages. Did 1-800 FLOWERS know Greer was cheating on his wife? I doubt he openly said so. But when a man orders flowers sent to a woman who does not live at his home and asks that there be no record sent to his home or office, it's probably a likely suspicion that the woman is an extramarital paramour.
And then there is the amount he paid for the flowers. In a breach of contract suit, if you win, you will usually, at least, get that back. So maybe he'll get back $40 or $50, plus the filing fee. 1-800 FLOWERS probably has a standard agreement with all purchasers on its website, limiting the damages to a certain small sum. And finally there is the issue of adultery, which is still illegal in most states. Under some law, the commission of a an illegal act limits your ability to sue and get damages over being caught engaging in it. Plus, a court geneally won't want to reward that.
Most people wouldn't have the gall to sue over this. Now everyone around the world knows about the private life of Leroy Greer. And for what?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Throw out the case. Disbar his lawyer.
Next...
What a moron. Never put anything in writing. Never use a credit card. Don’t email them. Don’t use a cel phone. You will get caught EVERYTIME.
While there are obvious reasons not to cheat (I think we can all stipulate that) it is also too much of a pain in the rear end. I’ve watched too many “playa’s” get caught while working in an office of 200 women.
There is absolutely no upside to it. None. Zippo.
If you’re going to cheat, get a P.O. box. It’s also handy for running identity theft scams, receiving payments for your drug deals, and laundering donations to the Democrat party.
“He asked them not to send a receipt or any record of it to his home or office, conditions to which he alleges the company agreed.”
Breach of contract if true. (For argument’s sake of course)
Not at all. It could be a guy playing a practical joke on someone, a guy making his girlfriend think she has a secret admirer, or anything else you can dream up. Regardless, expecting this flower shop to "assume" anything isn't grounds for a lawsuit.
Besides, they never sent him a bill, they sent him advertising, and he didn't expressly tell them NOT to include him on any mailing list.
The guy deserved to be caught anyways, and by trying to sue, he just let everyone else know what a scumbag he is. I hope his boss is a woman who is divorced from a player as well.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
They didn't send a record of it. They sent an advertisement in which it thanked him for his patronage. That isn't a receipt of any specific transaction. Had he sent his wife flowers once in a while, she'd of thought nothing of it.
Had he sent flowers to his wife once in a while, I can assure you he would not need to pick up someone else to get what he could have gotten for free.
Well if he asks the Supreme Court they will just create a new constitutional right to adultery.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
They didn’t send a receipt, they sent a thank-you note.
Perhaps the slimeball should have been more specific.
Ed Stander: No, maybe there comes a time in every marriage when a guy considers it but not all of them give in to it, only 43%. Which I think is about to go up to 44%.
"A Guide For The Married Man."
BTW, my vote is for a defense verdict. What a maroon.
An excellent point!
Blaming the wife for him HAVING to go have an affair is pretty lame. But, that's just part of the American mentality these days that sexual needs MUST be satisfied, and therefore grounds for immoral behavior, and all other sorts of sexual perversion.
I am sure that 1-800 Flowers uses an answering service to take orders. The question is, does the minimum-wage, phone-answerer who works for a completely different company have the authority to make a promise that binds 1-800 Flowers?
I think it would be illegal for a company to knowingly withhold information about a spouse that the other spouse requests. It's as if both of them made the purchase of the flowers.
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