ESPN: Jesus told Deion Sanders not to pay bill

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Former Cowboy sued over auto repair bill

DALLAS -- Former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Deion Sanders is battling an automotive shop over what he says Jesus told him to pay for a repair bill.

The owner of the repair shop says Sanders wanted to pay only $1,500 of the $4,265.57 bill, saying that Jesus had informed him that was all he needed to pay.

"It's the 'Praise Jesus' discount,'' attorney Ed Edson told The Dallas Morning News in Monday's editions.

Edson said he has been trying to collect the bill from Sanders since 2001 on behalf of Phil Compton, the owner of the car repair business.

Through court filings, the player says the accusations are untrue. Sanders' attorney, Edmund Gomez, did not return a telephone call early Monday from The Associated Press.

The lawsuit was scheduled to go to trial later Monday before state District Judge Joe Cox in Dallas County civil court.

Anthony Montoya, a representative for Sanders, had contacted Compton and told him a 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible needed to be towed to his shop for repairs. The car had been repaired before by Compton.

Papers filed in his lawsuit stated that he and his mechanics installed a new radiator and thermostat, flushed the engine, repaired the car's electrical system and gauges, replaced the starter motor, removed contaminated fuel and rebuilt the carburetor. Mechanics for Magrathea Inc., Compton's company, had replaced gaskets and hoses.

Sanders had approved and Montoya had approved all the repairs, according to the lawsuit. But when the car was returned to the CBS sportscaster's home in Plano on Nov. 5, 2001, Compton said Pilar Sanders, the former Cowboy's wife, "answered the door, took the keys and invoices, started the car to make sure it was working and went back into the locked house, refusing to return the keys or invoices.''

Sanders' bodyguards and housekeepers then moved their cars in front of and behind the Lincoln so that it couldn't be towed back to the garage, the lawsuit stated.

When Sanders drove up, he refused to pay the invoice amount, handing Compton a $1,500 check and saying, "Praise Jesus ... I follow what in my heart I'm told to pay.''

 

[Rudee]

Jusus just told me that Deion Sanders is a putz.

 

[Ynog]

Now thats funny

 

[PricklyPete]

I needed a good chuckle...

 

[dquan97]

thats sad...

 

[AndrewNF]

Deion Sanders owes me $4,265.57. Jesus told me so.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Jesus told me to kick Dion Sanders squa in the nuts.

 

[Nitemare]

Didn't Jesus walk everywhere he went and told everyone not to wear Bling Bling?

Jesus told me Deion is a hypocrite and not on the RSVP list.

 

[Eli]

LOL!

 

[Growltiger]

Jeebus isn't going to be happy that Deion is using him as an excuse to get out of paying his bills. Maybe I should try this with some of my bills.....naaa....I don't want to get struck by lightening

 

[Analog]

Originally posted by: dquan97
thats sad...

 

[thirtythree]

sounds like a valid excuse to me.

 

[Ronstang]

Ahhh...the mentality of sports idiots, low mentality that is.

 

[RJ45]

Originally posted by: dquan97
thats sad...

 

[Schadenfroh]

for it is written:

"Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's" - Matthew 22 verse 21

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Somehow this doesn't seem true

 

[MegaloManiaK]

So how long have professional athletes been calling LSD jesus???

 

[Dedpuhl]

I've been listening to the radio, and they are saying that this story is wrong. Deion told the mechanic he would not pay more than $1500, yet he was charged over $4000. Also, for the work that was done, it appears that the mechanic is trying to hook him.


I can't find an internet source to back this up, yet...

 

[Danman]

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl
I've been listening to the radio, and they are saying that this story is wrong. Deion told the mechanic he would not pay more than $1500, yet he was charged over $4000. Also, for the work that was done, it appears that the mechanic is trying to hook him.


I can't find an internet source to back this up, yet...

Well that gives a different view to the story. Stupid ESPN reporters.

 

[wyvrn]

Well Deion won in court, so I guess that is that.

 

[Muck]

I heard the real story yesterday afternoon on Around The Horn. Max Kellerman (the host) said he and Deion have a mutual friend who gave the real story, which goes like this.

Deion took the car to get repaired. $1500 worth. When they bring the car back to him, there's all this extra work done. $2700 extra (which seems pretty high). Deion pretty much said, "Hey, I didn't ask for all this work. This isn't what we agreed upon. I'm not paying more than the $1500 we agreed upon". Deion said it's not about money, because he obviously has it. He said he's just sick and tired of being ripped off.

From what he's saying, it seems to me like the mechanic just took it upon himself to do the extra work.....banking on the fact that it's chump change to Deion. And the judge apparently agreed, as Deion won the case yesterday. He'll pay $1500. The other guy being sued (Deion's bodyguard) owes nothing.

 

[fastz28]

Originally posted by: cashman

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl
I've been listening to the radio, and they are saying that this story is wrong. Deion told the mechanic he would not pay more than $1500, yet he was charged over $4000. Also, for the work that was done, it appears that the mechanic is trying to hook him.


I can't find an internet source to back this up, yet...

Well that gives a different view to the story. Stupid ESPN reporters.

I wonder if the liberal media would pick this story up if Jesus wasn't somewhat involved.