AmI responsible for breaking a window by accident in a bar?
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AmI responsible for breaking a window by accident in a bar?
I was in a bar over the weekend where they had a game sitting on a table when you first walk in the door by the front windows. The game was homemade with wood blocks that were made out of 2 X 4″s 10 inches long. As I pulled quickly one of the blocks from the pile, the block slipped out of my hand, flew backwards and the broke the window in the bar. Originally, I had agreed verbally over the phone with the owner to pay for half of the cost of repair but he has now back peddled and wants me to pay for full cost. Am I liable? What about public nuisance law of that game?
Asked on January 17, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Colorado
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you went to a bar and ended up breaking a window at it the way you describe, you are responsible for paying for the damages you caused. You are the one who ended up breaking the window even though the damage resulted from an accident.
I suggest that you reach some form of a written agreement with the bar's owner about payment for the broken window that you caused. There is nothing in your question indicating that the wooden game of blocks is a public nuisance that would prevent you from being liable for paying for the window that you broke.
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