Burglar to sue victim

un1t · 06-15-2003

There was a case here in Brisbane a few years ago where a fellow was house-sitting for a friend, who happened to live on a canal.
One night he got drunk and dived off of the back fence into the canal and broke his neck because the tide was low.
He succesfully sued the owner. The judge stating that:
"The house owner knew his friend was prone to doing stupid things, and therefore it was reasonably foreseable that he might jump into the canal head first. He should have erected a sign warning of the danger."
The decision was overturned on appeal.

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06-15-2003	#1
un1t Members Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 50	There was a case here in Brisbane a few years ago where a fellow was house-sitting for a friend, who happened to live on a canal. One night he got drunk and dived off of the back fence into the canal and broke his neck because the tide was low. He succesfully sued the owner. The judge stating that: "The house owner knew his friend was prone to doing stupid things, and therefore it was reasonably foreseable that he might jump into the canal head first. He should have erected a sign warning of the danger." The decision was overturned on appeal.