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Do we have a lawyer in the house?
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[QUOTE="mrmodine, post: 678293, member: 31824"] The night before leaving for Dirtweek, I was having carb problems on my bike. Up until about 8:45 I couldn't even get the thing to run. I finally got it fixed up and went for a brief spin around the block about 9:00. I was going about 10mph as I wanted to keep the noise down and not piss off the neighbors. I came up over a hill almost to my house and my neighbor was outside at her mailbox...she said "hi Chris" and I smiled and said "hi" as well. About a millisecond later, I notice that from the other side of the road, her small dog (a little benji type deal) was running out from the driveway straight at my bike...trying to attack it. I couldn't do anything, and he got in between the two tires and was run over by my new S12. He's laying there in the road writhing in pain and she is hysterical over what happened. I got off the bike and went to attend and he wasn't bleeding but definitely hurt. They ran to the next door neighbors house who happens to be a veterinarian. The first thing he said when he got there was "I was wondering when this dog would get run over". You see, they NEVER have him on a leash! We have a leash law in KC and we have a leash law in our HOA (which she a board member on) and she is the ONLY neighbor who just lets her dog out. The dog spends about 25% of the day walking the streets and defacating in the neighborhood lawns and sometimes chasing bicycles and cars down the street. Anyway, they took the dog off to the animal hospital and she came back about an hour later saying they did XRays and the rear leg is broken but he will be okay. She told me she wasn't mad at me and that it wasn't my fault. Well, when I got back from DW I found that things had gotten worse. The dog needed a plate in the hip to fix the leg and the bladder was torn which they decided to go in and fix. Total bill...almost 3000.00. This on a ten year old dog! Anyway, they gave me a sob story about how this was their Christmas now since they have to use up their savings. I'm sitting there listening and really wishing I had not even asked how the dog was... Needless to say, the tone has changed. She is no longer friendly and she has made comments about how she just hopes I will grow up and quit playing with toys. A couple days ago I washed my bike in the street and pushed it back in the garage while it was running (I like to make sure no water is in the exhaust) and I heard a yell. I look over to her house and she is slamming her windows shut on her house. Finally, I went to a funeral on Friday and Saturday. When I returned, I had a message on my answering machine and its her...demanding my insurance policy number. I don't know if I should even give it to her. I'm thinking I will go and talk to my agent tomorrow morning but I can't imagine they would pay on this. I'm worried she is going to try and sue me. I carry insurance on the bike...full coverage but the bike is also not street legal. I'm just wondering if I am liable somehow even though the dog wasn't leashed. Any ideas? [/QUOTE]
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