Comments on: Court: riding oil pump like toy horse could be “reasonably anticipated” use https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/11/court-riding-oil-pump-like-toy-horse-could-be-reasonably-anticipated-use/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:04:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mannie https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/11/court-riding-oil-pump-like-toy-horse-could-be-reasonably-anticipated-use/comment-page-1/#comment-108329 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:04:42 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=20223#comment-108329 @ Mark:

I agree. I’ve long said that Insufferable Stupidity ought to be a sovereign defense against liability.

“Your honor, he was too stupid to live.”

“Agreed. Case dismissed.”

]]> By: Mark Biggar https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/11/court-riding-oil-pump-like-toy-horse-could-be-reasonably-anticipated-use/comment-page-1/#comment-108319 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:57:45 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=20223#comment-108319 There needs to be a Darwin Award exception to civil liability.

]]> By: mojo https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/11/court-riding-oil-pump-like-toy-horse-could-be-reasonably-anticipated-use/comment-page-1/#comment-108318 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:35:10 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=20223#comment-108318 “Logic? We don’ need no steenkin’ logic!”

]]> By: Finger on the Pulse: From Our Blogroll and Beyond « The Legal Pulse https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/11/court-riding-oil-pump-like-toy-horse-could-be-reasonably-anticipated-use/comment-page-1/#comment-108309 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:14:18 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=20223#comment-108309 […] maker held liable because it should have foreseen kids would ride pump like a horse and get hurt (Overlawyered via Mass Tort […]

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