Only in America 3

Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he had just burglarized by way of the garage. Unfortunately for Dickson the automatic garage door opener malfunctioned and he could not get the garage door to open. Worse, he couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting the garage to the house locked when Dickson pulled it shut. Forced to exist for eight days on a case of Pepsi and a large bag of dry dog food, he sued the homeowner, claiming undue mental anguish. Amazingly, the jury said the owner's insurance company must pay Dickson $500,000 for his anguish.