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To: one_less who wrote (12359)	5/7/2002 3:06:45 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 21057

I think you have hit on the key issue. I do not think, however, that most people have registered the probable effects of spilling the coffee on their skin. Too hot to drink is not the same as causing third degree burns on ones thigh. The mouth is assumed to be tender. Thus, it is equivocal: did she knowingly assume the risk when settling the coffee on her lap, or was the company negligent because it served coffee so hot, or failed to warn? The jury would be likely to rely on its own sense of the matter.........