And now, the New York Post, other newspapers , the blogosphere here , here , and here and even politicians are all abuzz about this case that appears outrageous to many. No doubt too, this case will bring up anew discussions among leading writers, academics and think-tankers who, such as Walter Olson, blogging at Overlawyered , often grapple with issues of personal responsibility and comparative fault in injury cases. To put this case into some perspective, we need to look at a couple of leading appellate cases that dealt with similar issues. In Soto v. Like Mr. Dibble, the plaintiff in the Soto case claimed that even though he was drunk, the conductor could have and should have seen him in time to stop and was therefore negligent. In a more recent case, Mirjah v. New York City Transit Authority , an appellate court found in favor of the subway operator. In that case, a drunk sitting on the subway tracks was killed when run over by a subway car coming into the station. The court dismissed the ensuing wrongful death lawsuit without a trial because it was undisputed that the train operator exercised reasonable care and the accident was unavoidable under the circumstances.


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While most of us go to college to try to get the best education possible, it's also well known that some college students would rather focus on partying. The major hope is that those students don't get in enough trouble to warrant an embarrassing headline. Rosie Cole wasn't so lucky. The year-old Hull University student from England had a bit to drink, and it inspired her to take on a dare.
A drunken dare turned into a visit from the fire department for one college student in England - and it was all captured on camera. Rosie Cole, a year-old undergrad at Hull University, was encouraged by her housemates to try fit in their dryer during a night of drinking. While she was successfully able to complete the dare, things took a turn when she tried to get out — and realized she was stuck. I am a bit dramatic so I didn't think it was that bad at first and my housemates were making me laugh," Rosie told HullLive. She continued, "When I realized I couldn't uncross my legs and my hips were stuck I got a bit worried. Especially when I tried to free myself the dryer tipped forward and I couldn't get myself out.
Thanks again for the help. We are talking about kids and I know it will all fall to me. Anyway, before you marry you should work out anything hypothetical that might come up in the future. Don't put them through that either. You can't provide that for her so your marriage will be defective from the outset. She went ahead a married a non member.