A Chase freeman-on-the-land who cut off two of his fingers while using a borrowed wood splitter is suing the Little Shuswap Indian Band for $10 million, claiming he was not given any training to use the device.
Peter August-Sjodin filed his notice of civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops this week, claiming to have borrowed the gas-powered wood-splitter on Nov. 19.
In the notice of claim, August-Sjodin states he was given no safety training or cautions about using the tool.
“Ten minutes in to splitting wood, the plaintiff amputated two fingers with the machine,” the document reads. “The fingers were not re-attached.”
August-Sjodin states in his claim he has been a professional musician since the age of 13 and describes himself as a “renowned bassist and guitarist.”
“The loss of these fingers has drastically affected his mental and emotional health and family well-being, as well as his career,” the claim reads.
August-Sjodin is seeking damages for pain and suffering, mental and emotional anguish and loss of career.
“The plaintiff is seeking $5 million CAD functional fiat currency per finger,” the document reads.
In addition to a lack of training, August-Sjodin states the Little Shuswap Indian Band was negligent because the wood-splitter was “faulty.”
August-Sjodin’s notice of claim is void of any signatures. Instead, it has ink fingerprints on each page.
Beneath August-Sjodin’s name on the first page, a hand-written addition reads “Peter of the August-Sjodin family :spi7ue.”
According to a doctrine on the Internet, self-proclaimed freemen claim they never consented to be governed by written laws — laws they say have no jurisdiction over them.
None of the allegations have been proven in court.
Once it has been served, the Little Shuswap Indian Band has three weeks to reply.
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