Posted Nov 10th 2009 1:43PM by TMZ Staff
The never-ending auction for the badass DWI recliner-mobile has failed miserably for the second time -- and now the guy who says his winning bid was just a mistake has the Proctor City Attorney after his trigger-happy mouse finger.
Since the chair was being auctioned off by the Proctor Police Department to benefit taxpayers, the police chief emailed the winning bidder to let the guy know a $2,000 deposit on the chair was due ... but all the chief got back was this note:
"I did not mean to bid this amount, as well as I cannot afford this. I am truly sorry for the mix up and the wasted time."
The chief got pissed and called Proctor City Attorney John Bray to check it out. Bray tells us he's looking at the City of Proctor's "legal remedies" about the failed eBay bid ... but says the ideal situation would be for the bidder to cough up the dough.
Stay tuned for more DWI chair drama!
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: dui chair, DuiChair, dwi chair, DwiChair, la-z-boy, la-z-boy dui, la-z-boy-mobile, La-z-boyDui
Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:30PM by TMZ Staff
After a quick tease and a minor legal battle, the infamous DWI chair has returned to the internet auction block -- completely stripped of any corporate affiliation ... but it still costs an arm and a leg.
Late last night, Dennis LeRoy's once infamous La-Z-Boy-Mobile was back on eBay -- only this time it's being described as a "racing chair."
Bids for the chair had reached over $43,000 yesterday when eBay was forced to yank it from the auction block -- all because the La-Z-Boy corporation complained of trademark infringement.
Now, the chair has a fresh start and a new bidding deadline -- so, if you thought you missed your chance ... take a big, deep sigh of relief.
Cops claim the proceeds for the auction will go to benefit local taxpayers in Proctor, Minnesota.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: dennis leroy, DennisLeroy, dui chair, DuiChair, dwi chair, DwiChair, ebay
