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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Donna Page

Judge blasts serial Hunter shonk's 'homo sapien' bid to avoid paying $1m

DISMISSED: Appeal court judge describes Daniel Roberts' notice of appeal, arguing that he is not liable to pay a development company $948,820, as 'manifestly hopeless'.

SERIAL Hunter building industry shonk Daniel Roberts has failed to convince the Court of Appeal that a ruling against him for almost $1 million should be suspended because he's a "member of the homo sapien species".

Roberts, of Wallsend, filed a notice to appeal the Supreme Court's ruling arguing that because he is a "living man with flesh and blood", he cannot defend himself in a civil jurisdiction.

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