Papa John's Camaro reward situation turns salty, ex-owners looking for bigger slice
09-04-2009, 07:18 PM
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Papa John's Camaro reward situation turns salty, ex-owners looking for bigger slice 
Originally Posted by AutoBlog.Com
File this under "No Cool, Wacky Deed Shall Go Unlitigated." John Schnatter, Papa John of Papa John's Pizza, put out a $250,000 A.P.B. to find his long lost 1971 1/2 Camaro Z28. According to the folks at Papa John, the person who won the money was the one whose name was on the title of the car – that is, the owner of the car was paid the dosh for selling the car back to Schnatter. Kentuckian Jeff Robinson came forth with the car and took home the cash.
The Papa John's folks say the rules never said anything about finder's fees. But when the Sloanes of Indiana helped point Schnatter to Robinson, Schnatter offered them $25,000 for the assist. How did the Sloanes know about the car? They had owned it previously and sold it to Robinson.
Now the Sloanes aren't happy about "only" getting $25,000. Billie Sloane wants more of that quarter million, and will sue Papa John if he doesn't pony up the cake. Her evidence is "advertisements and a press release that promised the money to whomever could 'reveal the car's whereabouts.'" Jeff Robinson chimes in, though, and says Sloane came to him and said the original owner would buy the car from him for $125,000, and says that she didn't mention the contest nor the full amount of the reward.
No matter. Now it's between Sloane, Papa, and potentially the courts. If only Papa John had listened to the late M.J. about another famous Billie: "So take my strong advice, just remember to always think twice..." Um, yeah, never saw this one coming. Good luck, Papa John...
[Source: WLKY News]
The Papa John's folks say the rules never said anything about finder's fees. But when the Sloanes of Indiana helped point Schnatter to Robinson, Schnatter offered them $25,000 for the assist. How did the Sloanes know about the car? They had owned it previously and sold it to Robinson.
Now the Sloanes aren't happy about "only" getting $25,000. Billie Sloane wants more of that quarter million, and will sue Papa John if he doesn't pony up the cake. Her evidence is "advertisements and a press release that promised the money to whomever could 'reveal the car's whereabouts.'" Jeff Robinson chimes in, though, and says Sloane came to him and said the original owner would buy the car from him for $125,000, and says that she didn't mention the contest nor the full amount of the reward.
No matter. Now it's between Sloane, Papa, and potentially the courts. If only Papa John had listened to the late M.J. about another famous Billie: "So take my strong advice, just remember to always think twice..." Um, yeah, never saw this one coming. Good luck, Papa John...
[Source: WLKY News]
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09-05-2009, 01:18 PM
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Unless something was put in writing and signed, I doubt this woman has a strong case. That 25k was essentially a gift.
It's a sick and sad world that we live in, and with that said, I am not at all surprised by this.
It's a sick and sad world that we live in, and with that said, I am not at all surprised by this.
09-05-2009, 03:41 PM
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Actually if his ad really did say that the person who found the car for him, and not actually say that the owner of the car would get the 250k then she has a case,it is sad and pathetic on their part but it will hold up in court.
09-06-2009, 09:29 PM
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I belive I remember reading that he said to the person that found, and signed the car over to him. therefor the former owner could not sign it over to him, and therefor does not diserve the money.
09-07-2009, 02:11 AM
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I seriously wanted to slap a hoe when i heard this on the news the other day. What a greedy bitch, she didn't deserve a single dime, whatever happened to common courtesy, you know the right thing to do not expecting anything in return?
She is lucky to have gotten the 25k, like Ref said i would have been happy w/ free pizza
Even for a year, let alone a lifetime supply 
She is lucky to have gotten the 25k, like Ref said i would have been happy w/ free pizza
Even for a year, let alone a lifetime supply
09-07-2009, 02:19 AM
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I know of something much much cheaper... a bullet.
