A New Jersey judge will likely soon decide whether a woman who sent a
text message to a male friend can be held liable for a car crash he
caused while reading the message.
The Daily Record reports the legal question stems from a lawsuit
filed by two Dover residents who were seriously injured when a
19-year-old driver crashed into their motorcycle in September 2009. The
driver received three motor vehicle citations and pleaded guilty earlier
this year.
The victim's lawyer claims the woman aided and abetted the driver's
negligence by texting him when she knew or should have known he was
driving.
But her lawyer is seeking to have her dismissed as a defendant,
saying she had no control over when the driver would read the message.
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3 comments:
So in other words, if I texted someone and they happened to be driving, read my text, and crashed....I would be liable? That is straight crazy.
She better be glad it's not Maryland's Supreme Court -- if the pit-bull breed is inherently dangerous, it would surely say that sending a text message is too.
Do you think judges should have to run for reelection every 4 years if the are going to keep "writing" the law like legislators do?
How would she know he was driving? Sounds like they are just searching for people to sue.
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