Tande Lobey! a N Y C Judge wants a 4 year-old girl to be sued in bike crash

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Manhattan Judge: Little Girl Can Be Sued In Bike Crash
October 29, 2010 9:27 PM
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NEW YORK (AP) -- She might have been too young for grade school, but a judge says a New York City girl was old enough to be sued over a bicycle accident that happened when she was 4.
A Manhattan judge refused earlier this month to toss out negligence claims against young Juliet Breitman.

She, her mother and others are being sued by the estate of a woman who said she was severely hurt when hit by bicycles that Juliet and a boy were racing down a sidewalk in April 2009.
The woman, Claire Menagh, died later that year.
Juliet was three months shy of 5. The judge says there's no evidence a child of that age couldn't appreciate "the danger of riding a bicycle into an elderly woman."
Lawyers for everyone involved didn't immediately return calls Friday night.

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Posted by Nyc Dark Knight on October 29 2010 at 8:55 PM

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Why the news mentioned the age of the toddler but did not give the age of the deceased woman.Her age and medical hx are more likely to cause her demise. It appears that the collision might have been a contributing factor to but not the determining fa > >
Dr. Feel Bad, 30-Oct-10 2:26 am