The law, in its infinite majesty
January 10th, 2012 by Vader
Lets you sue the estate of someone who negligently gets himself hit by a train if one of his flying body parts strikes and injures you.
And I’m not saying this is wrong; I don’t know how else the judge could have ruled. I’ts just that it’s exceedingly weird. And tragic.
Bookslinger
January 11, 2012
Reminiscent of stories I read long ago about the families of suiciders in Japan being billed for cleanup/damages/fines when someone jumped in front of a train/subway.