If Ifell at a gas station, is it responsible for paying my medical bills?
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If Ifell at a gas station, is it responsible for paying my medical bills?
I have no health insurance and I need to go to the ER.
Asked on February 20, 2011 under Personal Injury, Ohio
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
The mere fact that one person is injured on property owned by another person or business does not automatically make the property owner liable, or responsible, for that person's injuries and the costs arising from them. Liability depends on fault; that is, the property owner must have done something wrong, which generally means being unreasonably careless. For example, if there was ice in front of the doorway to the store/cash register part, and the ice had been there long enough that the gas station would have been aware of it and had a chance to remove it, and that is why you fell, they may be liable for your injuries. But if you simply tripped and fell without the station doing anything wrong, they would not be.
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