What are our rights if my wife slipped on some icy steps at a local roller rink this past winter and injured herself?
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What are our rights if my wife slipped on some icy steps at a local roller rink this past winter and injured herself?
She wound up tearing her meniscus and needed an MRI. The roller rink insurance company will only pay $1,000. They feel that the steps were adequately salted. There is still $1500.00 of unpaid bills. Shouldn’t they be responsible for the entire cost?
Asked on May 7, 2015 under Personal Injury, Wisconsin
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
They are only responsible if they were at fault, which typically means that they did not take reasonable precaustions--i.e. did not salt as much as a reasonable property owner would salt. If that's the case--they didn't put on as much salt as the typical reasonable property owner--then they would be liable, though you'd have to sue them to get the money if they won't pay voluntarily. But if what they did was reasonable--that's what most owners would do--then even though your wife slipped, they would not be considered at fault or liable.
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