If I wire my car doors to my car battery and the thief shocks himself on the door handles, can I be held liable for his injuries?
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If I wire my car doors to my car battery and the thief shocks himself on the door handles, can I be held liable for his injuries?
Asked on May 22, 2018 under Personal Injury, Louisiana
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
DO NOT DO THIS! The law is very clear that you may not booby trap your possessions and are liable for any injuries anyone suffers. One of the first cases most lawyers study in "torts" (the law of suing for injuries) in law school is about a farmer who had a shotgun on a trip wire in his house, to protect it while he was away. Someone opened a booby trapped window and had his leg badly injured, maybe blown off (I don't recall). The farmer was sued and lost everything he owned.
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