Curly Sue wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 08:58:06 -0500, "jmcquown"
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Heh. Was going to the store to buy cigarettes (yes, folks, cigarettes, but
>>this isn't about that). The man at the store could be a twin to Chatty
>>Cathy. So there's a man backed up against the door, trying to get away from
>>this guy without being rude. I tapped on the door and he practically fell
>>through it getting it open. The door scraped my foot and now I have a
>>scrape and a bruise.
>>
>>Questions:
>>Do I sue the customer for leaning against the door?
>>Do I sue the shop employee for chatting the man up to the point he was
>>desperate to escape?
>>Do I sue the owner of the store for hiring this guy who won't shut up?
>>Do I sue the tobacco company for making the cigarettes because now my foot
>>is bruised when I went to the store?
>>Do I sue the company that made the door that opened on my foot and scraped
>>and bruised it?
>>
>>Or, should I just go make some steaming hot mashed potatoes and have a cup
>>of 180 degree coffee to go with? <G>
>
>
> Let's change the scenario a little. You tap on the door, the guy
> trips and falls through the glass. A shard of glass slices 1/2" off
> your nose. You get skin grafts to cover up the wound and endure a
> week of pain and weeks of swollen nose. Then the bandages come off.
> Your nose works fine, air goes in, air goes out, no medical problem
> there. But you don't like the way it looks, kind of short and flat at
> the end with red scar tissue, or the stares.
>
> Oh well, it's nobody's fault, after all you were impatient and tapped
> on the glass, so you accept responsibilty and spring for $50k medical
> expenses and cosmetic surgery yourself.
>
> Sue(tm)
> Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!


In that case, you file a claim with the store's insurance policy (BTW,
it should have been safety glass in the door.) I don't know that you'd
get the $50k.

Bob