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10-30-2005, 08:25 PM
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What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?
Michigan
A person jumping on a trampoline at a friend's house landed awkwardly on the trampoline curtain and ultimately sustained fatal injuries. This person and his friends had been drinking alcohol prior to this occurring.
Does the homeowner and/or manufacturer have any personal injury/wrongful death liability or does the drinking mitigate all liability ? |
10-30-2005, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by blackcrowes What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?
Michigan
A person jumping on a trampoline at a friend's house landed awkwardly on the trampoline curtain and ultimately sustained fatal injuries. This person and his friends had been drinking alcohol prior to this occurring.
Does the homeowner and/or manufacturer have any personal injury/wrongful death liability or does the drinking mitigate all liability ? | Even if they were sober they have no case. Google up "assumption of risk and trampoline".
(Oh, and I'd bet dollars to donuts that the homeowner's policy, if there is one, has a specific exclusion for trampolines. They are nearly impossible to insure for this very reason).
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10-31-2005, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by You Are Guilty Oh, and I'd bet dollars to donuts that the homeowner's policy, if there is one, has a specific exclusion for trampolines. | Are you betting the dollars or the donuts?  |
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Originally Posted by teflon_jones Are you betting the dollars or the donuts? | **A: the case represents a donut hole. What's in it? |
10-31-2005, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by HomeGuru **A: the case represents a donut hole. What's in it? | A Munchkin? |
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Originally Posted by teflon_jones A Munchkin? |
**A: wrong answer. |
10-31-2005, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by HomeGuru **A: wrong answer. | Well if there's no Munchkins involved then I'm probably not interested in betting my dollars. |
10-31-2005, 11:40 AM
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10-31-2005, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by You Are Guilty Sometimes I have a tendency to spout off with Brooklyn-isms "in a New York minute". I'm sure you all got my 'pernt'. |
**A: what's a NY minute? Is it less, than 60 seconds, more than 60 seconds or more or less? |
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Originally Posted by HomeGuru **A: what's a NY minute? Is it less, than 60 seconds, more than 60 seconds or more or less? | I was in NYC a few years ago near Halloween and people were dressed up in costume several days in advance, milling around in the streets. So, if a holiday can last 72+ hours how long is a NY minute? 
Prince Charles and his consort are arriving in NYC, will they have to dress in costume? Would they win a Charles and Camilia look alike contest?
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Originally Posted by rmet4nzkx I was in NYC a few years ago near Halloween and people were dressed up in costume several days in advance, milling around in the streets. So, if a holiday can last 72+ hours how long is a NY minute?
Prince Charles and his consort are arriving in NYC, will they have to dress in costume? Would they win a Charles and Camilia look alike contest? | **A: no they would win the Beevis and Butthead contest. |
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Originally Posted by rmet4nzkx I was in NYC a few years ago near Halloween and people were dressed up in costume several days in advance, milling around in the streets. So, if a holiday can last 72+ hours how long is a NY minute?
Prince Charles and his consort are arriving in NYC, will they have to dress in costume? Would they win a Charles and Camilia look alike contest? | Actually, they dress like that the other 364 days also.
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10-31-2005, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by You Are Guilty Actually, they dress like that the other 364 days also. |
**A: does that mean that Halloween is 365 days a year in England? |
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Originally Posted by HomeGuru **A: does that mean that Halloween is 365 days a year in England? | No, it means that Halloween is 365 days a year in NYC (and in California too!)
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Originally Posted by seniorjudge No, it means that Halloween is 365 days a year in NYC (and in California too!) | The People's Republic of Berkeley, perhaps but not the whole state.
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