Man Requests “Trial by Combat” to Settle Legal Dispute with Ex-Wife
A Kansas man made international news this week after it was revealed that he asked an Iowa court to approve a trial by combat so she could meet his ex-wife and/or her attorney on the field of battle. David Ostrom, a 40-year-old man from Paola, in Kansas, asked the Iowa District Court in Shelby County […]
New York Lawyer Charged with Fraud Demands Trial by Combat
In a real-life story that seems taken out of George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones, a New York lawyer accused of fraud is actually asking for a trial by combat to settle a legal dispute. Richard Luthmann says his bizarre request may sound ludicrous to most people, but it certainly isn’t against the law. He […]