Intentions Don't Count
One of the hardest things I do all day is not to noticeably cringe (or laugh out loud). For example, the other day this lady comes in. Seems she was on her way to a lunch party when she came upon an accident. Good heart that she has/had she got out to see if she could help. Walking up to the scene, she found one person laying outside their vehicle. The person was beat-up and barely conscious. Lady, feeling bad for the person, sees a jacket in the back of the vehicle and puts it under his head as a pillow, promised to find help, and left. Again on her way to the lunch party, lady calls 911. A few months later, she is served with a complaint for negligence. What?!? I'm being sued?!??! I was just trying to help and he sues me?!?!?!??!??!?!??!? Yes, yes he is/was. Lady asks if there isn't some good Samaritan law that speaks to the immunity of persons who stop to help injured people. The law of which she is refe...