Posted by Cam W. on August 24, 2000, at 19:14:47
In reply to U.S. legal questions, posted by Cam W. on August 22, 2000, at 23:13:23
Thank you very much, everyone. You have been a big help and are keeping me focused. My lawyer has said that my connections (you guys) are much better than hers and Patti and I should follow through on your suggestions, but first we are contacting some family friends. My inlaws have friends in Winter Park and we are contacting them to see if they have a lawyer that we could use.
CarolAnn - Thank you, again. You are a special person. Your husband is incredibly lucky. I may use the gentleman you recommended if the above falls through. Do you think that I should contact Mitchell and tell him this?
Snowie - Thank you for the detailed information. It clears up a lot of issues that we were wondering about. Do you work for a law firm? Could I use them? Perhaps there may be some issues that we could pose to the city, re the crosswalk lights.
Mark - Even though I blame the guy, perhaps justice was not the word I had meant. I think that what I would like would be for the gentleman to be held accountable for his actions; something that is not done very often these days. Forgiveness will come, but first I must grieve. Thank you for your input. Also, I really appreciate the dialogue between you and Snowie.
Like I said, I don't want to make money on this, but it would be nice not to have to go into debt, as we have, over something that was clearly someone else's fault. Here in Canada the pedestrian always has the right-of-way in a crosswalk, no matter the situation. I believe that is what my daughter had thought, especially since she was more than 1/2 way across the street.
I know that almost all of us have gone through a crosswalk when someone has been crossing (you know that awful feeling in the pit of your stomach), but if I had hit someone when I did it, I would expect to be held responsible. Even driving through a crosswalk while occupied is a ticketable offense in Canada.
As I have said before, you guys are the best.
(...all I want to know is, are you kind? - Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead). You all are so kind.
A very grateful Cam.
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