Legal Advice please: My son threw up on the piano at his lesson…who is responsible to pay for the damage?
Question by moxiemom72: Legal Advice please: My son threw up on the piano at his lesson…who is responsible to pay for the damage?
My son threw up on the piano. His lessons are at a piano studio in an office complex. The owner asked if I intended to pay for a professional cleaner and “implied” this could permanently ruin her piano. Again, this is a business, not someone’s home, so shouldnt she have insurance for this kind of thing? One more thing, she did mention this was her personal piano. Any legal advice?
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Answer by Sierra K
This is a gray area, since she should have insurance, but since it is her personal piano (Which is unprofessional to keep at work, by the way, shame on her!) you may have to pay for the damage. Ask about their insurance policy first, though. I’m very sorry. I hope that your son recovered from his illness, if he was ill.
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tell her no.she should have insurance and a license to teach.this is part of the job and assumed risk.{ meaning she brought this their of her own accord,this is assumed risk}
I would think that insurance would cover it. Ask her about it.
She should have insurance which should cover it.
If she does not, the legal issue would be, who is negligent? If you knew the child was ill and let him go, you might be found negligent. If he ate something at the teacher’s, or he became ill there and the teacher insisted he finish the lesson, she would be negligent. It is possible, if you have homeowners’ or renters’ insurance, that it would cover it. Of course, your insurance would be canceled or the premium would increase.