COLUMBIA (Beat Byte) -- Over a
century ago, Dr. Victor Frankenstein might have gotten away liability-free when
his monster killed the doctor's assistant Igor.
Not today. Igor had a brother and now the University of
Missouri School of Law’s Historical and Theatrical Trial Society will be trying
the case of Igor's Brother v. Dr. Frankenstein.
Attorney Brad Lear of Columbia-based Lear &
Werts is representing the plaintiff, while
Charles Henson, a visiting professor of law, is representing Frankenstein.
Missouri Court of Appeals Western District judge Mark Pfeiffer will preside.
"Should Dr. Frankenstein be held responsible for the
actions of his creation, or is the creature a human adult solely responsible for
his/its own actions?" is one of the questions Missouri Lawyers Media writes
will be at issue. "Questions of strict liability, workers’ compensation laws
and other legal issues could be raised."
Scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 10 in Jesse
Auditorium in Jesse Hall on the MU campus, the trial is free and open
to the public.
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