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It is entirely plausible that he could have involuntarily urinated on this occasion

The next day, the sister returned home and found her bed all wet and smelling strongly of urine. The mattress was replaced and the wet bedding was kept as “evidence.”

Marlene Williams and Eric Jacobi filed a claim against Jeremy and his parents seeking $589.32, plus costs associated with filing the claim.

In court, Jeremy admitted having eight to 10 beers that night but denied wetting the bed and denied borrowing a pajama bottom. He said he was perfectly dry when he woke up.

Slone, the court adjudicator, turned down an invitation to inspect the bedding that had been held as evidence.

“On a balance of probabilities,” Slone said in his decision, Jeremy was the one responsible for wetting the bed. It is “farfetched” that the family dog or cat could’ve been responsible, he concluded.

“I realize that some young men can tolerate a lot of alcohol, but eight to 10 beers is also a lot of liquid and given the amount of alcohol in his system it is entirely plausible that he could have involuntarily urinated on this occasion.

“It is even possible that he may have been entirely unaware that this had even happened, although it is equally likely that he is simply embarrassed and unable to admit it. … Under the right (or wrong) conditions anyone can have an accident.”

Saying he found no reason to hold Jeremy’s parents responsible, the adjudicator ordered the young man to pay $675.39.

While it is unfortunate that this case had to go to court, the claimants “stated openly that their motivation was not so much financial, as it was to foster a sense of personal responsibility on the part of Jeremy,” the adjudicator noted.

“Not everyone would go to these lengths, but the objective is commendable.”