Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Missouri
Dumb question, but just wondering
If you are in a relationship with
somebody and you decide to end it, and
she is so heart broken or whatever and
decides she is going to commit suicide,
can her family sue you for anything?
Asked on 7/22/08, 9:58 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony DeWitt
Bartimus, Frickleton Robertson & Gorny, PC
Re: Dumb question, but just wondering
Unless you actively facilitated her death by providing the sleeping pills or the gun, or the poison by which she decided to end her life, the answer is no.
Whatever impact the loss of the relationship had, the decision to commit suicide is hers and hers alone. She made that decision, not you, and if she is dumb enough to kill herself over you, then Darwin was right and its a good thing she's been eliminated from the gene pool.
A lawsuit against you would have no basis.
Answered on 7/23/08, 9:47 am
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