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February 09, 2007
Our wonderful society
Here's a, uh, cracker of a case!
Trying to get something done at town hall can be a pain, and for one local woman it was- literally. Joanne Harding broke a tooth on a Tootsie Roll she took from a candy jar in the town clerk's office in Abington Town Hall last month during a visit to get a license for her dog. She now wants the town to help pay her $4,000-$5,000 dental bill.
"I took the candy, so it's partially my fault," Harding, 40, told the Patriot Ledger of Quincy. "I wouldn't have taken it if it wasn't there."
Town Manager Phillip Warren Jr. forwarded Harding's request for financial assistance to the town's insurance carrier.
"We'll wait to see what the insurance company says," Warren said.
Meanwhile, the candy jars at the clerk's office remain.
I think this woman will lose if she sues, because taking the candy and eating it were her own positive acts. On the other hand, she could argue that the town violated a duty to her by putting hard candy in the dish. At any rate, I put this in the "can't blame her for trying"/"complete b.s." category.
entry no. 744
Posted by oz115 at February 9, 2007 04:48 PM