<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">By the way, I almost learned the hardway that flying stones are an "Act of God" and you cannot hold the offending truck accountable. At least that's what the officer said here in Michigan.
Has anyone ever seen God flinging stones around through the air?... besides a tornado... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
He's partly wrong. Yeah, with random flying stones you have no argument. Just happens. But, if the vehicle is negligent and that negligence causes stones to fly, then that's another story. My brother-in-law is an attorney, and he said he was driving behind a dump truck filled with gravel when the truck hit a bump and a bunch of gravel came off the top. Ended up really messing up his window. He got the plates and the name off of the truck. Called them right then and they said that there was nothing they could do about it. So he took them to small claims court, and argued that the construction vehicle needed to take precautions prior to entering the highway so as not to cause harm to other vehicles/people. He won, and the construction company paid for a new windshield. I had a similar incident happen to me, unfortunately, I failed to get the name or license number...so I still have a crack in my windshield.
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