6-year-old girl sued over skiing accident!
A woman who claims she can no longer ski because of serious injuries she sustained in a skiing accident on the slopes in Austria is suing the person who is responsible: a 6-year-old girl who was part of a ski school group.
In a highly unusual case, the woman is suing the girl for approximately $38,000, alleging the girl caused a collision by making a sudden turn into her path, according to The Telegraph.
The woman pursued the case after an earlier attempt to sue the adult who was supervising the child at the time of the accident was dismissed by the courts.
Now a judge must decide whether the child can be held legally responsible for her actions.
Under Austrian law, children under the age of 14 cannot generally be held responsible in a civil case.
But the law does allow for an exception where a child is capable of understanding the consequences of his or her actions.
Any damages would be awarded on the assumption they would be paid by the child’s insurance.
An expert testified at an initial hearing this week that neither the adult nor the child were paying proper attention before the accident, which occurred on the slopes of Hochhaderich mountain in the Bregenzerwald forest near the German border.
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