Kin needn't compensate railway in death of demented man

Kin needn't compensate railway in death of demented man

Photo taken March 1, 2016, in Tokyo shows the Supreme Court's third petty bench, which ruled the family of a man with dementia cannot be held responsible and required to compensate a railway operator for damages sustained after the man was fatally struck by a train after slipping outside without the knowledge of his wife. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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