Ohio Man Still Legally Dead Despite Reappearing

[EMS]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/ohio-man-still-legally-dead-despite-reappearing-040824872.html

A man who turned up alive nearly 20 years after he disappeared has been told he cannot have a driving licence because he is still legally dead.

Donald Miller Jr vanished from a town in Ohio in 1986 after he lost his job and turned to alcohol.

He was officially declared dead eight years later, only to resurface in 2005.

"It kind of went further than I ever expected it to," Mr Miller said.

"I just kind of took off and ended up in different places."

The 61-year-old went to court to apply for a driving licence and to have his Social Security number reinstated.

However, his request to reverse the 1994 death ruling was turned down by Judge Allan Davis, who informed him there was a three-year limit for death notices to be repealed.

The judge admitted it was a "strange, strange situation".

"We've got the obvious here - a man sitting in the courtroom who appears to be in good health," he said.

He told Mr Miller: "I don't know where that leaves you, but you're still deceased as far as the law is concerned."

hahahahahhahha oh just got to love some of the american laws

 

[nevyn68]

And the judge should be doing all he can to fix this situation.
But no he washes his hands of it and tell the bloke "I don't know where that leaves you, but you're still deceased as far as the law is concerned."

That's just typical. Why would you even put a law into place that says a man's dead but you can't reverse it after 3 years?
Why would you even need the 3 years bit?

Dumb arses.

 

[EMS]

I still find it funny...doesn't matter how many times I read it...sorry you're dead..but but I can't be I'm standing here talking to you...no no I insist your dead hahhahahhaha madness

 

[Dr Pickles]

If he is dead... then he should go to Illinois where he can vote and get benefits!

 

[NavyRet]

Maybe he's UNDEAD ..... BWAHAHAHA