Contributed by Rosie Cisneros
Children performing acts of kindness can serve as reasons for litigation, one Colorado court decided. Two teenagers baking cookies for their neighbor found themselves facing a lawsuit after the delivery. Teenagers Taylor Ostergaard and Lindsey Jo Zellitti claim they simply tried to show their neighbors that people cared about them as they baked chocolate chip and sugar cookies. They made pink construction paper hearts with the message “Have a great night” and delivered them with the cookies to nine homes in their area.
After hearing the door knock, a 49-year-old woman, Wanita Renea Young called the police out of fear – believing it to be robbers or some other danger. According to the police, no crime was committed. But the next day Young had an anxiety attack sending her to the hospital. She sued Ostergaard and Zellitti. The court decided in favor of Young, who claims the girls “showed very poor judgment.”
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