Lawsuits: Broken Plate

[Jon Page]

Coincedence!   He didn't tune the piano, strings were breaking in the attempt,
he stopped. The pre-existing fracture got larger, he happened to be there:
coincedence.  Examine the crack for dust deposited over time in the crack.
Did he tighten any plate bolts?  By mistake, perhaps the wood screw into a
post just beyond the treble break (cringe)?

What would be cheaper, a lawyer's fee plus time in court or a replacement piano?

Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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At 02:48 PM 4/1/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear List & All
>
>A friend of mine who doesn't have access to this list is presently being
>sued for a plate that broke after he attempted to tune a piano.
>As he was checking about the condition of the strings by raising a few (not
>even to pitch mind you), he broke 3 strings. So he told the owner he would
>not tune the piano since the strings were too rusty. He replaced the strings
>and left the piano as it was. He was almost out of the door when he heard
>"THE NOISE". Now he is asking me to testify as to the plate probably was
>faulty to begin with. I wasn't there so I have no evidence. I suspect he is
>wright but I don't know how to go about this. I would like to help him and
>was wandering if any of you had had that kind of situation before. If yes,
>what kind of argument did you use in court, and, were they winning arguments.
>
>Thank's in advance for your input.
>
>Marcel Carey, RPT
>
>
>

Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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