Chapter 376: Isn't a Dog's Life a Life, Too?

Zhou Yi had already chatted with Lawyer Fang, and Lawyer Fang felt that under such circumstances, one could certainly file a lawsuit to demand the other party pay for the car repairs.

After all, it was a dog that was hit, not a person!

If it were a person, it wouldn't be so easy, as there are relevant Judicial Interpretations that stipulate otherwise.

In plain language, if a person is hit, even if the other party has violated the Traffic Safety Law, leading to damage to the motor vehicle, and the owner attempts to file a Tort Litigation for damages with the People's Court, the People's Court will not support it.

There are clear regulations for this; the reason for such regulations is simple: compared to a pedestrian, the motor vehicle is clearly the dominant party.

Therefore, if someone runs a red light and you hit them, don't even think about getting a Case Filing if you try to sue them for damaging your car.

Besides, if word got out, you'd be roasted to death online.

Although it seems like it's about the same for a dog...

"Me? I probably don't have the time right now. Oh, your Company has so many Lawyers; I won't get involved."

Hanging up the phone, Lawyer Fang looked at his notebook and began to rub his head.

This guy Zhou Yi—he thought he would be able to read between the lines, but he didn't expect him to just say that this small case didn't seem to require him to step in personally.

Although this was just a small case, small cases have their own joys, and this case is very uncommon; if handled well and promoted properly, it could very likely be another classic Case Analysis!

For no other reason than that this type of Litigation is truly rare.

Because very few people are this stubborn, and in most cases, from top to bottom, people will advise you that it is better to resolve a grievance than to keep it, so just pay a little money to settle things.

It is too rare for someone not to pay, but instead to sue the other party.

It's just a pity that Lawyer Fang also has his pride; he couldn't just say he would help Zhou Yi after having just refused him.

Where would his reputation as a Lawyer go if he did that?

He just thought to himself that he would make a mental note of the Lawyer who ends up handling Zhou Yi's case this time...

Zhou Yi naturally was unaware of Lawyer Fang's thoughts; he assumed Lawyer Fang was still busy tinkering with his thesis lately.

He originally wanted to find Zhou Xinran, but Liu Shiwen from the Company told him that although this Legal Aid Fund is to help the Company's Employees, who says the Company's boss can't be helped!

The Company belongs to the boss, but the Company is not the boss's; at the very least, once Zhou Yi injected that large sum of money into the Company to become the Legal Aid Fund, it was no longer something he could just take at will.

Therefore, Liu Shiwen felt that since President Zhou's sacrifice had already been so great, why make him call a Lawyer himself?

As it happens, Lawyer Wang from the Legal Department has been free lately.

After hearing this, Zhou Yi felt that was fine too; it was just a Tort case anyway, and with the Responsibility Determination Certificate issued by the traffic police, even a... anyone could win it steadily.

As for the other party saying they wanted to sue him, Zhou Yi really didn't take it to heart; plenty of people make empty threats.

Moreover, if the other party actually filed a Lawsuit, he would be happy.

He is a person who loves to reason the most.

After Liu Shiwen received Zhou Yi's approval, she directly tagged Wang Daoren in the group chat.

"Lawyer Wang, you know about President Zhou's matter, right? Everyone in the Legal Department is busy now, and since President Zhou wants to file a Lawsuit, I thought I'd let you go and help!"

What? Lawyer Wang, who was feeling anxious in his office, almost fell apart.

How could President Zhou's case fall to a useless Lawyer like me?

The main thing was that Wang Daoren had never imagined he could represent Zhou Yi in a case; in his view, the man had Lawyer Fang and that large group of Lawyers under him, so no matter how you calculated it, it wouldn't be his turn.

After thinking about it, he hurriedly replied: "That... Director Liu, am I not very suitable? After all, this is President Zhou's case..."

"What about President Zhou? Our Legal Department only has you free right now; if you don't go, who will? The materials have already been sent to you; it's a very simple case."

This isn't a question of whether it's simple or not...

"Director Liu, why not let Lawyer Huo go instead? My reputation isn't very good..."

"Lawyer Wang, what is wrong with you? This is just handling a case; who cares about your reputation?"

He was out of options, completely out of options, because after talking for a long time in the group, Huo Pengfei and the others started to get suspicious too.

The case wasn't difficult, and it was an excellent way to build a good relationship with President Zhou, yet this guy was actually making excuses.

He agreed, but Wang Daoren felt his future was pitch black; he couldn't even imagine the expression on the other party's face when they saw that the representative here was Wang Daoren...

But the key is that this is a violation; if he gets reported, a three-month Suspension of Practice is definitely inevitable...

But there was no choice; he could only start packing up the materials, and then he prepared to head to the Guangming District Court with Zhou Yi.

After struggling with his thoughts for a long time, Wang Daoren finally decided to confess to Zhou Yi; taking the initiative to come clean was better than being found out by someone else.

Besides, under the current circumstances, it seemed certain that he would be found out.

"So, the other party actually consulted you?" Zhou Yi looked at Wang Daoren beside him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

This Lawyer Wang really has a wide circle of friends; it feels like he has friends all over the world.

"President Zhou, I'm really confessing; I was greedy for that little consultation fee at the time, I will write a self-criticism to the Company..."

"Alright, if that's the case, then you aren't suitable to go; I'll see about finding someone else," Zhou Yi said, feeling a bit helpless.

He had heard the other party mention some regulations regarding Lawyers when he was chatting with Lawyer Fang before; in a situation like this, one report would be a guaranteed hit.

This Wang Daoren still needs to be polished properly; at the very least, he needs to know not to think about taking shortcuts anymore!

Since Wang Daoren wouldn't work, Zhou Yi called Lawyer Fang again.

In the office, Lawyer Fang slowly closed his notebook, shook his head, and laughed: "What kind of people are you finding? Fine, then I'll make the trip."

"Come to think of it, this type of case doesn't seem common; I expect there will definitely be some bickering, just don't let me make the trip for nothing."

Although they had long known that this matter would definitely involve bickering, no one expected the bickering to come so quickly.

Guangming District Court, Case Filing Hall.

The commotion Lawyer Fang caused after entering was as large as ever.

When he submitted the Indictment to the staff, the staff inside were a bit stunned.

"Teacher Fang, are you sure this is it? Mr. Zhou hit and damaged the other party's dog, and now you want to file a Lawsuit to make the other party pay for your car repairs, right?"

"Yes, that's it. We aren't at fault, and they wouldn't pay for the car repairs, so we have to sue," Lawyer Fang laughed.

The staff laughed too, and then began to examine it seriously.

That last sentence was just a bit surprising, that's all.

This is actually the most direct form of general Tort Liability, and even the Judicial Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court has relevant provisions on it.

It's just because the other party is a pet dog that it seems very troublesome.

But in reality, it is not that troublesome.

Fang Dazhuang was waiting inside for the Case Filing, so he started giving Zhou Yi examples.

"Look here, Zhou Yi, Zhang San buys a piece of gold weighing several dozen jin, a very large piece, a big chunk of gold, and then, while on the side of the road, he is careless and the gold gets flung out."

Then a car happens to drive by and hits it, causing damage to the vehicle; so, tell me, with evidence available, does Zhang San need to bear Tort Liability?

Even a Legal Blind knows that Zhang San definitely cannot escape it; regardless of whether you were intentional or negligent, your actions have a direct causal relationship with the damage to the vehicle, so you must bear responsibility.

"Now then, let's swap the gold for a pet; a pet is also the owner's property, but a pet has a characteristic—what characteristic? A pet can run on its own, so when out and about, it needs to be kept on a leash."

"And if a pet is not leashed and suddenly darts out, then we can consider that, as the dog owner, they themselves should have been able to foresee that their dog would dart out, but because of negligence or overconfidence, they did not manage it, thus leading to this result."

"Then, they should bear Tort Liability!"

Zhou Yi felt like he understood, but also like he didn't, but it didn't matter; he had Fang Dazhuang, after all.

While the Lawsuit here was in full swing, on the other side, Lawyer Zhang Wei was also preparing materials.

Zhou Yi's personal information could be obtained directly from the traffic police; likewise, we need to know that, in legal terms, the Court is the final link.

So, if someone refuses to accept it and wants to go through legal channels, the traffic police won't say anything.

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Meanwhile, at home, Xiang Yuyu, almost fueled by intense emotion, posted an article online.

"March 27th, overcast, Beibei is gone."

"Everything happened too fast; I was taking Beibei out for a walk as usual, and in just a moment of negligence, Beibei was already lying in a pool of blood."

"He was hit by a speeding car and sent flying so far, so far; I can imagine how Beibei felt at that moment, he must have been so scared."

"But what I didn't expect was that the car owner who hit Beibei didn't think he was at fault at all!"

"He said he had no fault whatsoever, and said everything was our own doing."

"But, how could that be? No matter what, Beibei was a life too; I had raised him for so long, he was truly no different from family!"

"So I told him, I am going to file a Lawsuit, I must make him bear responsibility; I don't want money, I just want him to give an explanation and make a public apology!"

"However, in the face of my words, he continued to clamor, telling me to go ahead and sue, saying whoever doesn't sue is a coward; in the 21st century, in this day and age where everything is about the rule of law, I truly find it hard to imagine that such a person exists!"

"So I will do what I said; here is the Indictment, and attached below are Beibei's Photo and Bloodline Certificate, as well as the money we spent at the time."

Finished writing, click send.

The same article was also posted to a short video platform.

She had posted quite a few photos of herself playing with the dog there, and she had over ten thousand followers; after all, how should I put it, her natural appearance was quite good to begin with.

Then, with a little bit of styling, plus beauty filters and effects, you can imagine the situation.

And not long after her content was posted, those Self-Media big Vs who had already been lined up began to repost it!

Some of the more radical ones directly used titles like this: Why are some people always so cruel to dogs?

Thanks to Big Data pushing, these contents were soon pushed to many viewers who love dogs and like dogs.

Soon, some dog lovers could no longer hold back.

Hit a dog to death and won't pay, and still so arrogant?

And on the Big Green Book, it was a different scene.

"Heartbroken for the young lady, and even more heartbroken for Beibei; I cried for a long time after finishing the article, really, how can this man not be held responsible!"

"Young lady, don't be afraid, we will all work hard to find this person; sure enough, men really are all no good!"

Second update! Exhausted.

(End of this chapter)