I think Tim May is growing senile... tcmay@got.net (Timothy C. May) writes:
(Later examples were to be even worse. For example, the burglar who climbed on a roof and stepped through a skylight. He sued, and won. I guess the owner of the property was obligated to install night lights so burglars could see their way, and to generally make his property more "burglar-friendly."
Actually, he fell through the roof of a school he was trying to burgalize. In a similar incident a burglar broke into a house that was being treated for pests (i.e., was full of toxic fumes). He died; his family sued the owners and won. Maybe someone can post a reference to these two cases. I recall that both happened in New York, but I could be wrong. --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps