<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: [CAUT] Econ. Affairs Article</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=2>Fred,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=2>Here's a = question: I was asked by a college to supervise a move, on a per-hour basis (no = contract).  They provided the truck and the personnel (including the driver).  = I just disassembled and reassembled the piano, and gave instruction on how to = move it (OK, and did some shoving, too).</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=2>What is my = liability if the piano falls off the ramp while I'm pushing on it (with = others)?  What if the truck is in an accident while I'm riding in it (but not = driving)?  What if I'm following the truck in my own car and there's a = problem?  I thought long and hard about many such possible scenarios.  They got = into a bind just before a big concert, and couldn't find a mover.  The = local piano store didn't want to do it, but lent the skid, dolly, and ramp.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I guess we're into what a jury might consider that a = "reasonable and prudent" person would do...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=2>Bluefield, = WV</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=2></FONT> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>