Bob Peale
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A former waitress has settled a lawsuit against a restaurant that gave her a Yoda doll instead of the Toyota she thought she'd won.
Her solicitor said he couldn't disclose the exact details, but Jodee Berry can now pick whatever type of Toyota she wants.
It was the April Fool's joke that had everything - sex appeal, money and a Star Wars doll.
A Panama City Beach Hooters manager promised a prize to the waitress who could sell the most beer. In May, Berry said, Jared Blair told her that she'd won the contest and had her escorted, blindfolded, to the parking lot, where she received a "new toy-Yoda" Star Wars doll.
The suit calls the company's actions a breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation.
Berry sued for compensation, including interest, and attorney's fees. Her attorney has said that compensation would amount to the cost of a new Toyota automobile.
The last action was in October when Circuit Judge Glenn Hess denied a motion to dismiss the case.
Information related to the case came out in November as well, when Blair testified at a federal trial of two Panama City Beach nightclub executives. Blair, a former nightclub employee, was questioned extensively on the stand about the lawsuit.
He said then that it was an April Fool's joke.
"I said 'brand new toy Yoda.' Two words spaced apart," Blair said in November. "(The waitresses) misled themselves. They never questioned me."
Her solicitor said he couldn't disclose the exact details, but Jodee Berry can now pick whatever type of Toyota she wants.
It was the April Fool's joke that had everything - sex appeal, money and a Star Wars doll.
A Panama City Beach Hooters manager promised a prize to the waitress who could sell the most beer. In May, Berry said, Jared Blair told her that she'd won the contest and had her escorted, blindfolded, to the parking lot, where she received a "new toy-Yoda" Star Wars doll.
The suit calls the company's actions a breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation.
Berry sued for compensation, including interest, and attorney's fees. Her attorney has said that compensation would amount to the cost of a new Toyota automobile.
The last action was in October when Circuit Judge Glenn Hess denied a motion to dismiss the case.
Information related to the case came out in November as well, when Blair testified at a federal trial of two Panama City Beach nightclub executives. Blair, a former nightclub employee, was questioned extensively on the stand about the lawsuit.
He said then that it was an April Fool's joke.
"I said 'brand new toy Yoda.' Two words spaced apart," Blair said in November. "(The waitresses) misled themselves. They never questioned me."
