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Who is responable for injury

I need your help in answering a question. My son was picked up in a church van and taken to church where he played football with the youth group. He broke his fingers when receiving a pass. He was on church property. The church notified us that our son had been hurt and gave us the option to come and take him to the hospital or meet them there. We choose to pick him and take him to the hospital. Who is responsible for the bill? Is this the same situation as the schools here? What I mean is, the school is responsible for children from the time they exit the bus until they arrive at thier home. Would this apply in this situation? Would the church have the same responsability to ensure my childs saftey until he arrived back home? This will cost us about $2000.00 or more, with the ER visit, the Orthopedic visit, as there maybe more damage then seen at the ER, the meds, our time in lost work following up with his injury. Thank you in advance for your time.


Asked on 5/03/07, 9:00 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Wagner Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.

Re: Who is responable for injury

The church would not be responsible for your child's injury unless they did something wrong. Just because someone is injured on the property of someone else does not make them responsible for the injury. You need to show some negligence (even when someone is hurt at school). From your description, it does not appear that the church did anything wrong and therefore would not be responsible for your son's injury. You would normally be responsible for your child's medical bill at the hospital.

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Answered on 5/03/07, 11:37 am


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