As long as it’s accurate now...
Joking aside, it’s not Google’s fault these idiots didn’t read the street signs.
Technically, it points to Diaz's property.
Too bad Google doesn’t have billions and billions of dollars in assets that she could sue them for.
This is going to be an interesting legal case.
Just my suspicion, but the demolition company is going to end up paying for a new house.
There’s more to demolishing a structure than just tapping in an address on Google Maps, for goodness sake. I’m no fan of Google but they’re only guilty of contributory negligence here. Demolition requires a permit and the permit has to be posted on the property, or it does in every jurisdiction with which I am familiar. That alone would have prevented this.
It’s not a big deal to the company that destroyed her house:
“Misread Google map that led to wrong Rowlett home being torn down ‘not a big deal,’ firm’s CEO says”
http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2016/03/rowelett-residents-shocked-to-find-tornado-damaged-duplex-mistakenly-torn-down.html/
In a just world, whoever currently runs Google should do so.
Deep pockets + noblesse oblige.
But I'm not holding my breath.
its not Google’s fault. You yse google to get somewhere, not to confirm the address of where you are. That is still what street signs are for. And if you are going to build or demolish, you want information from a surveyor or other more reliable source.
Now that’s a lawsuit against multiple entities.
She should,win. Ignorance is not a winning argument here.
Sounds like the Amos N Andy bit where they knocked down the wrong porch. Very funny bit. It would be nice if someone here on FR with better computer skills than me could link to it.
Um. The demolition crew has apparently gotten a little lazy if all it did was check google before demolishing a house. Could they NOT tell that it might still have been occupied?
Google was clearly wrong. The Demolition Crew should get a full refund for everything they paid Google for the directions
I like the old paper maps.
article says it was a duplex. wonder how they tear down one part of a duplex.