Neighborhood war escalates: Garbage costs pensioner his whole life
England - A pensioner suffered a tragic fate: first he argued with his neighbor about where to put his garbage, then he lost his wife to cancer and now he went bankrupt due to a bill of over a million euros!
As The Sun reported, since the disagreement began six years ago, his misfortunes have been mounting. First his wife died three months ago, now he has to pay the legal costs incurred during the garbage dispute.
As the pensioner lost the case, he now has to pay his own legal fees of around half a million euros and the legal fees of the other side, which amount to around 480,000 euros.
In addition, a six-figure sum has accumulated from other costs that he must also pay. These include several expert opinions, expert reports and renting a new house to avoid homelessness.
Geoff Carter has to bear costs of around one million euros
The devastated pensioner said: "The other side took it to the extreme. They told the judge they couldn't put the garbage anywhere else, but in reality they had already found somewhere else."
"When I tell people that the dispute has cost me a million pounds, they look at me like I'm mad," he added.
He went on to claim that initial legal advice had revealed that the court case would cost between around 72,000 and 96,000 euros and that the costs would double if he lost.
"When the judge heard what it had actually cost us, he said the figures were frightening," said Carter.
The 77-year-old must now file for bankruptcy and stated that this was the only way he could pay the costs.
His plan now is to sell his beloved house, but he is also being prevented from doing so. He is no longer allowed to enter it due to a court order and cannot sell it without the permission of his neighbor Goldsworthy.