Jonathan Wolfe
Opposing Views
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 00:00 CDT

Ohio resident Katie Barnett is understandably furious after she came home from a two-week trip only to find her house had been accidentally repossessed.

Barnett became suspicious of something when her key would no longer open her door. She was forced to crawl through a window into her house. Once inside, she saw that everything was gone.

Barnett soon found out that First National Bank in Wellston, Ohio had accidentally repossessed her home.

"They repossessed my house on accident, thinking it was the house across the street," Barnett said. "They told me that the GPS led them to my house. My grass hadn't been mowed and they just assumed."

As if having all of your belongings taken from you isn't bad enough, Barnett says the bank is now refusing to pay her back enough money to replace her items, most of which have been thrown away or sold by the bank.

Barnett estimated that she would need $18,000 to replace her belongings, but the bank won't pay up.

"[The bank president] got very firm with me and said, 'We're not paying you retail here, that's just the way it is,'" Barnett said. "I did not tell them to come in my house and make me an offer. They took my stuff and I want it back.

"Now, I'm just angry," Barnett said. "It wouldn't be a big deal if they would step up and say 'I'm sorry, we will replace your stuff.' Instead, I'm getting attitude from them. They're sarcastic when they talk to me. They make it sound like I'm trying to rip the bank off. All I want is my stuff back."

Ohio news station 10-TV tried to reach someone from First National Bank for comment, but no one could be reached.

The story is developing, but if the bank doesn't pay up, they may find a lawsuit coming their way asking for a lot more than $18,000.

Sources: 10-TV

Idiots ought to be renamed The Last National Bank!

i can picture the little mousey bank pres saying "your stuff was used, why should we buy you new stuff?"...

I could see how this would apply if it were the Woman's fault,but it is not,it's that Idiot's fault,he sent the goofy Repo-men there,and he is responsible for the Muck-Up!

yea, but it was used...



she should make his bank suffer with bad publicity on this... i can't see any reason he should argue with her about anything...

that is breaking and entering the name on the work order and the crew

should be charged

and the bank employee should be charged with conspiracy to commit burglary

Yes someone should tell them to charge the bank with breaking and entering and theft!!

Hell with a law suit! They don't care about any lawsuit. They are guilty of a CRIME that will put them in jail.

It worked for me when an apartment manager changed the locks on my apartment while I was still moving out, before I handed them the keys. I owed them money but they ended up having to pay me money to settle or else be charged with a criminal offense. No law suite was necessary. Their lawyers told them to settle... or face criminal charges.

i agree, that was the first thing i thought of... so I can break into a house, take everything they own, and then say sorry, i meant to breakinto the house across the street...

through these a-holes in jail...