Posted on 01/09/2020 7:12:14 AM PST by bgill
A poisonous spider bite in the hill country has turned into a lengthy legal battle between two men. The case has now made it all the way to the Texas Supreme Court.
The drama began in December 2014, when Henry McCall, a caretaker on an Airbnb property in Fredericksburg was bit by a brown recluse spider...
McCall filed a lawsuit against the property owner Homer Hillis, who claimed he should be liable for his suffering since he didn’t warn him of the possible danger at the property.
Homer Hillis is taking the case to the Texas Supreme Court. He argues being held liable would overturn a legal doctrine, ferae naturae, which does not require landowners to inform guests of property conditions, like the presence of poisonous spiders.
Too bad spiders can't read law books or it would have know to stay outside.
The spiders are venomous.
Not poisonous.
If you put up a sign that says “Spider Free Zone”, would all the spiders stay away?
What a stupid lawsuit.
I’ve always thought that they put deer crossings in dangerous places. ;)
It’s Texas. Brown recluse spiders are ubiquitous. In Kansas we lave learned to avoid them, like rattlesnakes.
I used to work in a place that had Brown Recluse Spiders all over the place.
One employee was bitten and lost the end of his finger.....................
Add to the contract...
“At any time, a meteor may come down and crash into the dwelling. This may result in injury or death. Also, the house may have spiders in it...”
Here we have Bear Crossing signs.................
How much does the trial lawyer want to collect for himself?
Lol... Thank you very much for that.
Shouldn’t this be added to the articles of impeachment?
In which case, shouldn’t one of the spiders be asked to testify?
Exactly.
Are the motel chains funding this lawsuit?
They can be painful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn_C8WB-6Hg&list=PLTnx9kKyOCTzoO6VVwmHhHzicq5gRxpp9
My brother died from a recluse spider bite, and the subsequent horrible care he received at the VA.
The States should place lights, w/ buttons for the animals to push, for permission to cross.
Does this make them liable too? For less serious problems like roaches and bedbugs?
Excellent idea!
Meanwhile, on my 75 mile commute, during the rural part, there really are not any cops on the roads. The state uses deer to keep everyone’s speed down.
“...was bit by a brown recluse spider...”
What? Really? Bit?? You mean bitten??
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