BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- A German took his female neighbor to court for laughing too loudly.
But she had the last laugh -- the judge threw out the case, saying Germany could not ban laughter, newspapers reported on Tuesday.
Unemployed Bernd F., 52, complained to magistrates that 47-year-old Barbara M. kept him awake with over four hours of loud laughter one evening as she enjoyed a meal with eight friends in her Berlin flat above his, Bild daily said.
The judge dismissed the complaint of disturbing the peace, saying the woman had not broken any noise restrictions.
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/27/loud.laugh.reut/index.html
But she had the last laugh -- the judge threw out the case, saying Germany could not ban laughter, newspapers reported on Tuesday.
Unemployed Bernd F., 52, complained to magistrates that 47-year-old Barbara M. kept him awake with over four hours of loud laughter one evening as she enjoyed a meal with eight friends in her Berlin flat above his, Bild daily said.
The judge dismissed the complaint of disturbing the peace, saying the woman had not broken any noise restrictions.
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/27/loud.laugh.reut/index.html