Take, for example, the angry lady (AL) that was in here the other day. Seems she had been renting a place from Landlord (LL). At that time, LL was also renting to another person (AP).
Got all that?
At some point, AL determined that the sun was shining too brightly into her window in the morning. So, she asked to use LL's ladder. Up went AL to install some shades outside the windows. LL left AL to her own devices and drove off to work. At some point, AL ran into some trouble and called for AP to come help her. AP never came. AL subsequently fell off the ladder and broke her hip.
Here's where the story gets, uh....interesting. Seems AL blames LL for her falling off the ladder and not staying to be sure AL did not get injured. LL also blames AP for not coming when AL called for help.
I'm guessing life at the rental unit got difficult (what with AL yelling at LL and AP) and, subsequently, LL got a restraining order against AL. After obtaining the restraining order, LL put all AL's possessions on the front lawn and told her to leave (basically, bypassing the laws on unlawful detainer). Finding her possessions on the front lawn, AL called the police who told AL that it was a civil matter and that they wouldn't do anything about it.
Sooooooo, now, AL wants to:
A tall order to be sure and AL is mad as heck and isn't going to take it anymore. In my mind, I'm trying to make sense of everything and when she says the word "Negligence," I said, come, follow me, and I led her over to:
and off AL went to exact her revenge against the world.
Yep, lots of ways to vent and get things off the chest. Good think AL knew that her best chance at vindication was to go to her local county law library (instead of trying to just "google" it).
At some point, AL determined that the sun was shining too brightly into her window in the morning. So, she asked to use LL's ladder. Up went AL to install some shades outside the windows. LL left AL to her own devices and drove off to work. At some point, AL ran into some trouble and called for AP to come help her. AP never came. AL subsequently fell off the ladder and broke her hip.
Here's where the story gets, uh....interesting. Seems AL blames LL for her falling off the ladder and not staying to be sure AL did not get injured. LL also blames AP for not coming when AL called for help.
I'm guessing life at the rental unit got difficult (what with AL yelling at LL and AP) and, subsequently, LL got a restraining order against AL. After obtaining the restraining order, LL put all AL's possessions on the front lawn and told her to leave (basically, bypassing the laws on unlawful detainer). Finding her possessions on the front lawn, AL called the police who told AL that it was a civil matter and that they wouldn't do anything about it.
Sooooooo, now, AL wants to:
- Sue LL (for kicking her out AND for "making her fall off the ladder.").
- She wants to sue AP for not coming when she called out for help.
- She also wants to sue the police for not coming and arresting LL when she called.
- Finally, she wants to sue the judge who issued the restraining order.
A tall order to be sure and AL is mad as heck and isn't going to take it anymore. In my mind, I'm trying to make sense of everything and when she says the word "Negligence," I said, come, follow me, and I led her over to:
- California Forms of Pleading and Practice (Lexis; Vol. 33, Chp. 380 (Negligence)
- California Civil Practice: Torts (West; Vol. 1, Chp. 1 (Negligence); Chp. 15 (Conversion)
- Personal Injury (Lexis; Vol. 19, Chp. 87 (Landlord Tenant); Vol. 21, Chp. 101 (Negligence)
- Police Civil Liability (Lexis)
- AmJur Cause of Action (West)
- California Causes of Action (James Publishing)
and off AL went to exact her revenge against the world.
Yep, lots of ways to vent and get things off the chest. Good think AL knew that her best chance at vindication was to go to her local county law library (instead of trying to just "google" it).
Yeah, smart cookie, that one.
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