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Old 02-13-2016, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by virgind View Post
On the negative side in this day and age you could get shot. Sorry but that is a fact.If you were hurt when changing a light bulb the home could be responsible. Any time you enter a persons property without being invited you are trespassing.
Trespassing, sure. But I would not want to be the defendant in a case where I was accused of shooting or otherwise harming someone standing next to my light post. If the trespasser was otherwise injured I do not believe a jury would find the homeowner at fault.
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