whatdidyousay!
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Damn! Even if I am drunk, I wouldn't make that mistake.
I'm glad that no one was actually living in the house at the time. That would have been even worse. I hope the family gets adequately compensated.
For sentimental value there is no real compensation but courts are only allowed to award monetary compensation, so that's the way it is. Same with personal injury awards. There really is no monetary equivalent for pain and suffering, loss of function, permanent scars, etc., but that's all courts and insurance companies can provide.I agree with you that it would have been even worse if someone was actually living in the house. But how do you compensate for this "The house belonged to his late grandmother and had been in the family for decades. Personal items such as a desk, books, a chair and an antique mirror had been destroyed in the demolition."??
For sentimental value there is no real compensation but courts are only allowed to award monetary compensation, so that's the way it is. Same with personal injury awards. There really is no monetary equivalent for pain and suffering, loss of function, permanent scars, etc., but that's all courts and insurance companies can provide.
I agree with you that it would have been even worse if someone was actually living in the house. But how do you compensate for this "The house belonged to his late grandmother and had been in the family for decades. Personal items such as a desk, books, a chair and an antique mirror had been destroyed in the demolition."??
I did sell the house that my grandparents had in 1989 (they had moved it there 1896 and added on to it as they had 7 kids) after my mother died. But, that was a planned sale and I did not lose other items I wanted to keep.