Família processa empresas de Austin após morte causada pela queda de uma nogueira

A família de um homem do Texas entrou com uma ação judicial alegando que duas empresas de Austin não realizaram a manutenção de uma árvore doente que o esmagou até a morte em um restaurante de churrasco.

Kirk Foyle, de 64 anos, morreu no dia 20 de maio após uma nogueira cair sobre ele enquanto comia no pátio externo do Green Mesquite BBQ em Austin. A árvore, descrita como uma "Widow Maker" (árvore perigosa), quebrou durante tempestades na noite de 19 de maio.

A família de Foyle apresentou a petição na semana passada contra o Green Mesquite e o estabelecimento vizinho, Aspen Hatter. A ação alega que ambas as empresas sabiam ou deveriam saber sobre o estado perigoso e apodrecido da árvore na propriedade sob seu controle, mas não a inspecionaram, podaram ou removeram.

O processo busca pelo menos US$ 1 milhão em danos. O advogado Shawn Brown afirmou que proprietários responsáveis devem manter árvores doentes para evitar tais tragédias. O Green Mesquite e o Aspen Hatter não quiseram comentar sobre o processo.

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