commonly seen in
fract
ions by society. In most cases, DUI charges are pressed when a driver is behind the wheel of a car while intoxicated but 62-year-old Dennis Leroy Anderson went to extremes and pimped out
his favorite La-Z-Boy recliner and decided to take it for a joy-ride. In doing so, Anderson installed a lawnmower engine, wheels, headlights, a small steering wheel, a stereo, and cup-holders into his new source of transportation to see how his obscure invention matched up with
the rest. 
It was all fun and games until eight or nine beers into the night. The 62-year-old Anderson chose to drive his motorized recliner to a local bar in Proctor, Minnesota where he backed into a parked vehicle at the nights conclusion and was arrested by local police for driving a La-Z-Boy while intoxi
cated. When police arrived at the scene in August 2008, they discovered Anderson's blood alcohol level to be at 0.29, exceeding the legal limit of .08 by three times. Anderson was not injured during the crash and told local officials that he was driving just fine until a woman jumped on the chair and knocked it off course. Keyboard Lounge own
er Roger Raymond denies serving Anderson and pleads that Anderson did not enter the Proctor bar all night. Earlier this week, Dennis Leroy Anderson pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle while intoxicated. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and two years of probation. The worst part of the deal for Anderson is that his invention was forfeited to police and auctioned off
along with other confiscated items.
The issue here: does La-Z-Boy have a right to sue Anderson. Anderson took a mainstream product and turned into a creation of his own. In doing this, Anderson wrongly brings attention upon the La-Z-Boy company and hurts the reputation of La-Z-Boy and their products of the future.
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