Post by King Ghidorah on Oct 14, 2013 16:15:15 GMT -5
Mr Miller who was declared legally dead almost 20 years ago after skipping town, had recently returned home with the hope of restarting his life. Only problem is the court is refusing to reverse its death ruling. Mr Miller, 61, was declared legally dead by the court in 1994, eight years after he disappeared from his rental home.
Now, Judge Allan Davis, the same judge who ruled Mr Miller dead nearly two decades ago has refused to reverse the death ruling – citing a three-year time limit. In his defence, Mr Miller told the court he left town in the 1980s because he'd lost his job and was struggling with alcoholism.
"My pay cheque was being taken away from me and I had nothing left," he said. "It kind of went further than I ever expected it to. I just kind of took off, ended up in different places".
Mr Miller was legally declared dead in 1994, after his wife requested the ruling so his children could claim death benefits. The father-of-two told the court he would like to start his life again, or "whatever's left of it," hopeful that a reversal of the death ruling will allow him to reinstate his Social Security number and driver's licence.
But Judge Davies refused, calling Mr Miller's case a "strange, strange situation." "We've got the obvious here. A man sitting in the courtroom, he appears to be in good health. I don't know where that leaves you, but you're still deceased as far as the law is concerned."
news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2013/10/10/11/37/florida-judge-refuses-to-reverse-death-ruling
Now, Judge Allan Davis, the same judge who ruled Mr Miller dead nearly two decades ago has refused to reverse the death ruling – citing a three-year time limit. In his defence, Mr Miller told the court he left town in the 1980s because he'd lost his job and was struggling with alcoholism.
"My pay cheque was being taken away from me and I had nothing left," he said. "It kind of went further than I ever expected it to. I just kind of took off, ended up in different places".
Mr Miller was legally declared dead in 1994, after his wife requested the ruling so his children could claim death benefits. The father-of-two told the court he would like to start his life again, or "whatever's left of it," hopeful that a reversal of the death ruling will allow him to reinstate his Social Security number and driver's licence.
But Judge Davies refused, calling Mr Miller's case a "strange, strange situation." "We've got the obvious here. A man sitting in the courtroom, he appears to be in good health. I don't know where that leaves you, but you're still deceased as far as the law is concerned."
news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2013/10/10/11/37/florida-judge-refuses-to-reverse-death-ruling
