Grammar rules!
An Ohio appeals court judge tossed a woman’s parking citation because it was missing a comma.
Andra Cammelleri has been fighting the ticket since February 2014, when she woke up after working her third job shift and discovered her 1993 Ford pickup truck was gone, according to court documents.
Her truck had been towed according to an ordinance blocking certain vehicles from parking on the streets of West Jefferson for more than 24 hours.
The citation prohibited “motor vehicle campers,” leaving out a comma between “motor vehicle” and “campers.”
The mistake created a category Cammelleri’s truck did not fit, Judge Robert Hendrickson of the 12th Ohio District Courts of Appeals ruled on June 22.
The village, which had argued the ordinance still applied, should fix the law if it is to cover regular cars, Hendrickson said.
West Jefferson will have to reimburse Cammelleri about $1,500 for the costs of towing and legal fees, she told Fox28.
Her boyfriend pointed out the missing comma immediately after he saw the ordinance, telling her, “it’s done,” she said.
Cammelleri said she’s surprised by her win.
“I was told, ‘Don’t fight City Hall’,” Cammelleri said. “I’d never win. I did.”
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