Amy Jones 1963
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Washington
Some neighborhood kids were playing stick ball in the street by my house, and the ball broke my window and broke an expensive figurine I had on the window sill. The deductible on my home insurance is too high to make a claim. I went down to talk to the parents of the child who hit the ball into my house, and they told me that they aren't paying for the damage and that "boys will be boys" as if I'm supposed to expect that balls will come crashing through my window. A little later I talked to a friend who told me that the parents are not legally responsible for what their boy did. Can this be true? I'd consider suing the parents in small claims court, but not if the judge will throw out my case.
Some neighborhood kids were playing stick ball in the street by my house, and the ball broke my window and broke an expensive figurine I had on the window sill. The deductible on my home insurance is too high to make a claim. I went down to talk to the parents of the child who hit the ball into my house, and they told me that they aren't paying for the damage and that "boys will be boys" as if I'm supposed to expect that balls will come crashing through my window. A little later I talked to a friend who told me that the parents are not legally responsible for what their boy did. Can this be true? I'd consider suing the parents in small claims court, but not if the judge will throw out my case.