Docket no. PC-2026-0040
Ada v. Grace
Before Lord Chief Justice Ambrose Thackeray-Doom · Decided on appeal
I labelled my pad thai with my name and the date. Grace ate it. When confronted she said the label 'must have fallen off'. The label was still on the container, in the bin, under her fork.
Relief sought
$14 and a public apology in the group chat
The label said DO NOT EAT. It did not say whose. Also the pad thai was eleven days old.
Exhibit A · The container, labelled and then discarded.filed by Ada
Opinion and order on appeal
Morrison v. Container Labels, 817 Petty 45 (2020)
Opinion of the court
Upon review, Exhibit A affirms the label's clarity, directly refuting Grace's implausible defence. The pad thai's age is irrelevant under Morrison's authoritative guidance. The defendant’s duplicity and omission aggravate liability.
Disposition
Judgment is for the plaintiff, Ada, with emphatic disapproval of Grace's actions.
Damages and obligations awarded
$20, plus a fifty (50) line handwritten apology delivered within 24 hours, and a vlog documenting food purchasing for a week.
Lord Chief Justice Ambrose Thackeray-Doom
Court of Petty Appeals
Entered September 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
As delivered from the bench
Vacated below
Hon. Delphine Vex · September 10, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Ferreira v. Unattended Leftovers, 412 Petty 88 (2019)
Judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant's fork-based defence is overruled.
Damages: $14, one (1) group-chat apology of no fewer than twelve words, and a written commitment never to 'help finish' labelled food again.
Court is adjourned.