If leaving a drive-through fast food place someone pulls out but there is no yield or stop sign and they hit another car, can they sue the fast food place?
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If leaving a drive-through fast food place someone pulls out but there is no yield or stop sign and they hit another car, can they sue the fast food place?
Someone pulls out after getting food, Can they sue the fast food place for not having a yield or stop sign?
Asked on September 16, 2012 under Accident Law, South Carolina
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Someone struck by a car leaving the fast food place most likely cannot sue the fast food place, since the law does not specifically require such signs in these locations. To sue, the would-be plaintiff would have to prove, using expert testimony, that it was unreasonably dangerous to not put up such signs. This can be difficult and expensive.
The driver of the car pulling out definitely could not sue in any event, since he or she was liable (careless) in not looking first before pulling out, and to only pull out if the "coast is clear." Signs or not, a driver is obligated to exercise care; if a driver fails to do so, that failure will prevent him or her from recovering money, since people may not profit by their own negligence.
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