North Shore Towers Courier n April 2014 27 NEW! One Touch Direct Connect to 911! Just One Push of a Button can Protect You from Emergencies! Medical / Fire / Burglaries / Other Emergencies Simply press your 911 HELP NOW™ button and get connected with 911 from anywhere in the country! FREE Shipping! FREE Activation! No Long Term Contracts! $14.99 As Low as a Month! 911 HELP NOW™ ����One Button to Call 911 Direct ����Light-up Display Screen ����Automatic Disconnect Feature ����Accidental Call Cancel Button ����Battery Charge Lasts 1 Year FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (888) 290-8627 Traditional Medical Alert, Mobile & GPS, and Smoke/Fire Alert Systems also available. EXCELLENT PRICING & SERVICE! Legally Speaking By: Scott Baron, Attorney at Law NEW YEAR’S EVE Q: My friend and I attended a New Year’s Eve party. We consumed alcohol. Upon leaving, my friend backed his truck out of the driveway onto the main road. Because of the vehicles parked adjacent to our hosts’ driveway, sightlines were limited. We collided with another vehicle. Eventually, he pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. A: In general, a landowner has a duty to act in a reasonable manner to prevent harm to those on their property. This includes both a duty to maintain the property in a reasonably safe condition and a duty to warn of a latent, dangerous condition on the property. However, in these circumstances, our courts have held that your hosts had no duty to assist your friend as he pulled out of their driveway, or otherwise warn him that vehicles parked along the road next to the driveway may obstruct the view when exiting. Our courts have also held that your hosts were no longer in a position to control your friend when he entered his vehicle and drove away – that requiring social hosts to prevent intoxicated guests from leaving their property would inappropriately expand the concept of duty. The parked vehicles do not amount to a latent or dangerous condition on your hosts’ property. Even if your hosts may have been more aware of this potential obstruction than you, that did not create a duty on their part to assist or warn you. Look to us at a time when compassion and trust are needed the most. u Newly Renovated Facilities • Chapel, Family Gathering & Graveside Services Available • Arrangements Can be Made in the Comfort of Your Own Home • Live Broadcasting of Funerals Over the Internet • Monument and Inscription Services Available On-site • FDIC Insured Pre-Arrangements • On Staff Rabbi to Answer All Questions Call 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week 718-896-9000 or 1-888-860-8616 PARKSIDE MEMORIAL CHAPELS INC. 98-60 Queens Boulevard • Forest Hills, NY Other Chapels Located in Rockville Center, Woodbury, Brooklyn, and in Florida in Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach Counties www.parksidememorialchapels.com Advertorial The law responds to changed conditions; exceptions and variations abound. Here, the information is general; always seek out competent counsel. This article shall not be construed as legal advice Copyright © 2014 Scott Baron & Associates, P.C. All rights reserved. 159-49 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, New York 11414 1750 Central Park Ave, Yonkers, NY 10710 718-738-9800, 914-337-9800, 1-866-927-4878
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