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Suing 4 Year Negligence - Culture, Family, Travel, Consumer Reviews - Posted: 25th Feb, 2016 - 4:51am
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Suing A 4 Year Old For Negligence
Court: Girl, 4, can be sued for negligence
Original Post Date: 30th Oct, 2010 - 1:50am
I find it ridiculous but what are your thoughts about this case?
QUOTE Citing cases dating back as far as 1928, a judge has ruled that a young girl accused of running down an elderly woman while racing a bicycle with training wheels on a Manhattan sidewalk two years ago can be sued for negligence. The ruling by the judge, Justice Paul Wooten of State Supreme Court in Manhattan, did not find that the girl was liable, but merely permitted a lawsuit brought against her, another boy and their parents to move forward. The suit that Justice Wooten allowed to proceed claims that in April 2009, Juliet Breitman and Jacob Kohn, who were both 4, were racing their bicycles, under the supervision of their mothers, Dana Breitman and Rachel Kohn, on the sidewalk of a building on East 52nd Street. At some point in the race, they struck an 87-year-old woman named Claire Menagh, who was walking in front of the building and, according to the complaint, was “seriously and severely injured,” suffering a hip fracture that required surgery. She died three weeks later.... Source 3n
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I believe the parents should be sued. They are the ones responsible for where the little girl is and if what she is doing is safe or may cause harm to others. Then again if you sue a 4 year old they have nothing so you will not get nothing. I shrug at this.
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