Bored 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2003 From espn.com: Former Cowboy sued over auto repair bill -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Associated Press DALLAS -- Former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Deion Sanders is battling an automotive shop over what he says Jesus told him to pay for a repair bill. The owner of the repair shop says Sanders wanted to pay only $1,500 of the $4,265.57 bill, saying that Jesus had informed him that was all he needed to pay. "It's the 'Praise Jesus' discount,'' attorney Ed Edson told The Dallas Morning News in Monday's editions. Edson said he has been trying to collect the bill from Sanders since 2001 on behalf of Phil Compton, the owner of the car repair business. Through court filings, the player says the accusations are untrue. Sanders' attorney, Edmund Gomez, did not return a telephone call early Monday from The Associated Press. The lawsuit was scheduled to go to trial later Monday before state District Judge Joe Cox in Dallas County civil court. Anthony Montoya, a representative for Sanders, had contacted Compton and told him a 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible needed to be towed to his shop for repairs. The car had been repaired before by Compton. Papers filed in his lawsuit stated that he and his mechanics installed a new radiator and thermostat, flushed the engine, repaired the car's electrical system and gauges, replaced the starter motor, removed contaminated fuel and rebuilt the carburetor. Mechanics for Magrathea Inc., Compton's company, had replaced gaskets and hoses. Sanders had approved and Montoya had approved all the repairs, according to the lawsuit. But when the car was returned to the CBS sportscaster's home in Plano on Nov. 5, 2001, Compton said Pilar Sanders, the former Cowboy's wife, "answered the door, took the keys and invoices, started the car to make sure it was working and went back into the locked house, refusing to return the keys or invoices.'' Sanders' bodyguards and housekeepers then moved their cars in front of and behind the Lincoln so that it couldn't be towed back to the garage, the lawsuit stated. When Sanders drove up, he refused to pay the invoice amount, handing Compton a $1,500 check and saying, "Praise Jesus ... I follow what in my heart I'm told to pay." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DerangedHermit Report post Posted July 14, 2003 I'm shocked Jesus didn't say "Who's this Deion Sanders guy?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2003 You mean I can't use that discount? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smell the ratings!!! Report post Posted July 14, 2003 god help us if this is real. ^ hey was that a joke? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2003 god help us if this is real. ^ hey was that a joke? Nope as said I got if off espn.com: http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2003/0714/1580339.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cpac Report post Posted July 14, 2003 Neon Deion is worth how many millions???? Damn Deion pay the bill you cheapskate. Seriously a gold chain on Deion is worth more than 5 times the bill. I dont think Jesus wants people to lie and short change others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted July 14, 2003 $4,265.57? So that's like what? 17,000 copies of his Primetime album? (Which sadly I own) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BobBacklundRules Report post Posted July 14, 2003 Deion does have a point. WWJD, Jesus wouldn't pay no four grand to get his car fixed. Fifteen hundred is all Jesus would pay. So sayeth the lord. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted July 14, 2003 I'm sure it's a very expensive car, but god $4,265 is alot of money for repairs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted July 14, 2003 Jesus told me I should seek out Dion Sanders and punch him in the face. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gert T 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2003 He told me to spend 1,446.22 on my car bill although he did not tell me to get drunk and run it into a median rail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted July 15, 2003 Jesus told me to hate fuckwads like Deion Sanders who try to weasel out of things by saying he talked to them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted July 15, 2003 Dion: "Jesus also told me to be a below average major league baseball player." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lethargic Report post Posted July 15, 2003 Deion won the lawsuit by the way. It wasn't as funny as it sounded. Deion just thought the guy was ripping him off and did a bunch of work to his car that he didn't want done. So he payed for the work he DID want and didn't pay for anything else. The Judge agreed with him and said he didn't have to pay anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2003 Was the Judge's name Jesus? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smell the ratings!!! Report post Posted July 15, 2003 ^ nice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Report post Posted July 15, 2003 Here's an article about it... http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/0...03/15deion.html A judge ruled Monday in favor of Deion Sanders in a lawsuit over repairs made to his 1961 convertible, saying the former Dallas Cowboy paid the full amount he had authorized for the work. The owner of the repair shop had sued Sanders, saying the former football player wanted to pay only $1,500 of the $4,265.57 bill. An attorney for business owner Phil Compton said he had been trying to collect from Sanders since 2001. During the one-day trial, a representative for Sanders testified that he told Compton there was a $1,500 ceiling on the cost of repairs. "I'm not hurting for money. And let's be honest. A $4,000 bill, I could have written a check a long time ago," Sanders said. "But it's the principle. I'm tired of getting ripped off." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ripper Report post Posted July 15, 2003 When Sanders drove up, he refused to pay the invoice amount, handing Compton a $1,500 check and saying, "Praise Jesus ... I follow what in my heart I'm told to pay." He never said Jesus told him to pay only 1,500. Its sounds like he is just a religious guy and most religious people that I know say stuff like "Praise Jesus"...or "Lord Help me" instead of "you sheep fucking cum rag" or "you scrotum licking ass sucker" (which I find to be more rewarding). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted July 15, 2003 I guess when you're rich and famous you don't have to be right to get your way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
