You know, it's not that absurd. I've seen court 
situations of much weirder things in German 
court shows similar to "Judge Judy", just that 
they were acted but POSSIBLE and compared to 
similar things that happened for REAL:

"My kids tied me to a tree and left me in the 
rain while we were playing Indians, I want my 
divorced wife to pay for the cold I caught!"
(How about being a better father then instead of 
getting divorced?)

"My jealous wife I cheated stole a crane and 
dropped the piano she bought me on the car she 
bought me, how mean!"
(Don't cheat on your wife who spoiled you rotten)
(gifts CAN be reclaimed if the reciepient is 
excessively ungrateful, so except for the stolen 
crane, the women did nothing illegal)

"Her dog howls everytime I play piano!"
(You1 educate your mutt and you2 play better!)

Now from the US:
A burglar: "I just wanted to sneak in through 
the window, but I fell mouth-forward and broke 
my teeth, I want money!"
(Don't sneak into other's territory.)

A neighbour: "I was just shooting [forgot] at 
their dog when the shit bit me!"
(How old are you to torture animals..? He 
shoulda bit you harder)

A restaurant visitor: "I'm sueing this 
restaurant for their slippy floors! I slipped on 
the water I poured on my boyfriend's face and 
broke an ankle!"
(Water makes floors slippy. Just don't pour it 
on people.)

A car buyer sued the seller: "He told me it had 
automatic speed control, so why did I crash when 
I went in the back to make coffee?"
(Speed isn't the same as navigation, dumbass.)

And so on. All are taken to court, no matter how 
wrong the "victim" may be...

Hope these amused you^^
Anna