Legal Question in Product Liability in Florida

My friend and I were in my room and I was using his labtop computer. I had to post a homework assignment on facebook.com so I simply asked him if he had microsoft word. He checked to see if he had the program and when he saw that he didn't he decided to download it online. I instantly told him not to because it would take up time, so he did it for his own personal use. While the program was still downloading he gave me the computer and I used it to do my assignment. However, when I closed the window to my assignment, I accident closed the downloading thing as well. Now he says that his computer crashed just because I closed that downloading window.

Based on that situation, do I have to buy him a new labtop computer if the one that I supposedly broke can't be fixed?


Asked on 9/12/09, 12:58 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Sarah Grosse Sarah Grosse, Esquire

I am not sure that you are liable for crashing his computer. But, if you are, you would only be liable for the value of the old computer --- THE USED VALUE --- not for the value of a new replacement computer. So, no, you do not have to buy him a new laptop.

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Answered on 9/13/09, 12:07 am


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