Life can be tough, especially when a judge says you’re dead in the eyes of the law.
That’s exactly what happened to Ohio resident Donald Eugene Miller Jr. on Monday when a judge upheld a 1994 court ruling declaring the 61-year-old legally dead.
The Courier reports that 19 years ago, a court in Hancock County declared Miller legally dead eight years after he disappeared from his rental home.
As a result, Miller has lost his Social Security number and his driver’s license. ...
"We've got the obvious here,” [Judge Allan] Davis said. “A man sitting in the courtroom, he appears to be in good health.”
No, it isn't an Onion story. The man is still legally dead. Protests that he felt fine--and even happy--and wanted to go for a walk, notwithstanding. As the judge noted, "You're not fooling anyone!"
Oh, what the Hell. Monty Python has skits that apply to everything.
