TV judge gives freak show guy $$, but no dog
A television judge yesterday awarded a Coney Island freak show owner some money, but did not give him the once five-legged puppy he's after.
Judge Jeanine Pirro ruled during a taping of her show Wednesday that freak show owner John Strong is entitled to $4,000 after the dog's owner backed out of a contract to sell the Chihuahua-terrier mix to him.
Calvin Owensby agreed to sell the five-legged puppy formerly known as Precious to Strong on June 29. Strong sent Owensby $1,000, with a promise to deliver $2,000 more when Precious got to New York.
But Owensby, an unemployed electrician from Gastonia, N.C., balked days later after researching Strong online. "I didn't know it was a freak show," he tearfully told Pirro. "He said it was an amazing animal show."
But Strong still wanted the dog — or what Owensby was paid for her — and sued for breach of contract.
Pirro agreed Strong was wronged.
"We've got a contract, and the defendant broke it, pure and simple," Pirro said.
Strong said once Pirro's show airs on Sept. 8, he'll sue Siegel to reclaim the dog — despite her lack of an extra paw.
Comments
This Strong character is a real $@!hole. Why would he want the dog now???? Just to deprive it of a nice home?
Posted by: Jen | August 13, 2009 8:56 AM
This is awful. Four thousand dollars is probably a fortune to somebody who is unemployed, and now Strong still isn't happy?? What could he ever want the poor dog for now?
Owensby did the right thing, and the legal system punished him for it - now I fear the poor dog is next to be punished.
Posted by: Derek | August 13, 2009 9:46 AM
i wonder if he still wants the dog because of the genetics. basically to breed it in hopes of getting another 5 legged puppy. horrible no matter what.
Posted by: lockchic | August 13, 2009 10:18 AM