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He ends up losing koi and lawsuit against farmer

WHAT is NT$2,000 ($92) to a billionaire?


Tycoon's koi like the ones in this picture, depended on spring water piped in from the neighbour's premises. --Picture: REUTERS
Plenty, it seems.

At least to Taiwanese billionaire and business magnate Liao Wei Zhi, owner of Breeze Centre, an upmarket shopping mall in Taipei.

He refused to pay NT$2,000 to his elderly neighbour, and the dispute eventually landed both in court, reported Apple Daily Taiwan.

Mr Liao, 58, recently sued his neighbour, a farmer in the Shuang Xi township just outside Taipei, for cutting one of the two pipes supplying spring water to Mr Liao's home.

Mr Liao claims that the act of mischief had caused two of his prized collection of koi fish to die.

However, the case was thrown out by the Taiwanese court on Tuesday.

The court heard that Mr Li has been paying his farmer neighbour Qiu Jun Yan NT$10,000 annually for the past 18 years for supply of spring water to his home's garden and fish pond.

Five years ago, Mr Qiu, 66, tried to increase the annual fee by NT$2,000 because of rising costs, but Mr Liao objected.

Last year, Mr Qiu tried again, but Mr Liao flatly refused to pay.

In frustration, Mr Qiu then cut supply from one of the two pipes carrying spring water to Mr Liao's house last August.

Mr Liao claimed that this killed two of his koi fish.

The tycoon also alleged that when he signed the contract with Mr Qiu years ago, it was agreed that Mr Liao could have permanent access to the spring water.

However, the court found that while the contract granted the spring water access to Mr Liao indefinitely, it did not specify payment terms.

The prosecution also pointed out that MrLiao's water supply was not entirely cut off, and disputed the claim that Mr Qiu's action indirectly caused the death of the koi.

CHARGES DROPPED

The charges against Mr Qiu were then dropped.

Apple Daily Taiwan reported that Mr Liao was upset over his pets' death as he has reared the fish for 10 years.

Koi fish are also traditionally known to be symbols of good fortune.

Mr Liao apparently used spring water even though he had a piped water supply because he thought it was a waste of money to use potable water for his garden and pond.

Mr Liao, who started out in the hardware and timber industry, built up his business empire by branching out into real estate and finance industries.

He is known to be a shrewd businessman.

taken : http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/st...38280,00.html?

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fuyumi

wow! $90 to him is probably peanuts...

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mendy

the richer a person is the more "niao" he is.

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i love foods!!!

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:cry3:
make thou be choke by my ic, cards, wallet.

id_peace

Too bad, the price to pay for been niao

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chikon

some tycoons are not born rich and they might have been thru tough experiences before they got rich so they do actually treasure every cents they make. They might have got rich due to their "niaoness"

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uyen

agreed. :mellow3:

人情味不是偏私而是博爱，

不是施舍而是关怀。

不是表面的礼貌，

而是内心的尊重。

Friends will bail you out of jail.but Best Friends will be sitting by you saying,
" that was awesome !"

DINEy

....

JUST 90 dollars ONLY

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ashfire

why must he act such petty things, harm themselves, and in the end, still think that he i not in the wrong...

killtheblackkat

wa piang so damn hiam one:speechless:

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its a yummy yummy world!:biggrin4:

Casper26

Maybe to the Tycoon, its a matter of principle or something.

Wells, next time have contract in black and white and with very very very fine details!!

sgelite

The closing remarks actually said a lot about the tycoon "shrewd".

I kinda disagree that this is a matter of principle because he should know that everything does fluctuate and that itself has made him a very rich man. BUt he has forgotten that he was once poor. And now he wants to exploit the poor.

How do you think a farmer will bother about black & white details? They don't even have a lawyer of their own. Anyway 2 kois has died and that is bad karma warning. Take heed, remember the poor and do not exploit them.

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genzo2106

well 90 is such a small amt when he is a millionare..yet he refuse to pay..serves him rite then for the death of the kois

Life is full of ups and downs. But one has to learn how to stand up on his own and continue his path to attaining enlightment...:mellow3: :mellow3:

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