Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he had 
just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get the 
garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was malfunctioning.  
He couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and 
garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, and  
Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He 
subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found, and a large bag of dry dog food. 
He sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue 
mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.