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- From: kcarroll@koko.pathology.washington.edu (Kris Carroll)
- Newsgroups: rec.equestrian
- Subject: Re: Spooking and Liability
- Date: 28 Jan 1993 02:42:26 GMT
- Organization: University of Washington
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- Message-ID: <1k7h6iINN20k@shelley.u.washington.edu>
- References: <1993Jan27.193138.3316@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
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- In article <1993Jan27.193138.3316@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
- templin@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Templin Geri-Ellen) writes:
- > My question - which surfaced MUCH later - was, if god-forbid, knock on
- wood,
- > the car had hit her, how does the liability work? I live in Colorado,
- and
- > I know laws are different all over but I wanted a general idea. I have
- no
- > insurance on Belle, just the normal car-house insurance. Belle is
- boarded out
- > so my homeowner's insurance wouldn't cover anything... When a car hits a
- deer
- > there's no real liability, so how does it work with horses? I'd like the
- > answer to include things like Belle stomping on a guest....etc....
- >
- > geri (still shaking) & Belle
-
- 2 examples
- A rental hack took off with a rider, crossed a road, got broadsided by a
- car, injured the rider and had to be put down. In New York, stable liable
- all the way around
-
- Daughter hits loose dog who is chasing the wheels, and kills it, dog owner
- liable for damage to car Washington State.
-
- the real tragedy is the injury to the animals. Could you have found a way
- to flag the car until you were out of the way? Why do people crowd
- animals on the road, just drive by as fast as they please? It's so
- dangerous and it makes me really mad.
-