Liability advice- Missing the Point

[Roy Ulrich]

Naw, not on something this simple. IF the issue ever even got to court it
would probably be small claims court due to the small $$ nature of the suit.
Any attorney I know wouldn't bother with it on either side. If the original
poster couldn't convince a judge of the absence of nexus between the
soundboard and the tuning, he or she shouldn't be in this business.

At any rate, a sit down with the customer and an explanation of how outside
forces impact the ribs / soundboard _could_ prove a better resolve to the
problem. If the customer refuses and is recalcitrant to the explanation then
#1:  He or she no longer meets the minimum qualifications to be a "customer"
and 2:  Any good judge would recognize an effort on the technician's part to
mitigate the situation and find in favor of the tech once hearing the
ranting of an obnoxious PSO owner.

This is just common sense, not F. Lee Baily / O.J. stuff.

Besides, lawyers have their own impenatratable category....they're all still
practicing - I for one am DOING! (g)

Roy Ulrich

-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Weston <klavier@annap.infi.net>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: September 07, 1999 6:56 AM
Subject: Re: Liability advice- Missing the Point


>Piano tuners who give legal advice fall into the same category as lawyers
>who attempt to tune pianos.
>
>Frank Weston
>
>