Well I have a sears I have to turn the key to reverse over ride, Now if I remember correctly this was developed to prevent law suits from other claims The one that uses it in revers is then responsible for there stupidity I do feel bad for the child as I went to school with a guy that had his foot cut off buy his dads mower

My Mom has had two that quit if you tried mowing in reverse. One was a Sears not sure on the other.

My dad has a cub that if the mower deck is down it kills. if its up it will keep going. Luckly though he is smart enough to look where he is going.

Cub Cadet. I have one.

fusion, off the top of my head I can't recall the brand but it's sold at WalMart. The engine kills if you drive in reverse with the mowing deck down so the blade is engaged.

Nice google adds.

Andrew J.

Actually it was William Shakespeare that wrote "First, we kill all the lawyers."

Lenin said "Let's kill all the fools that misquote Shakespeare."

I think the names of the dissenting judges should be posted. It would save me the time of having to look up who those idiots are.

Didn't Lenin say,"Kill all the lawyers"?

My John Deere will mow in reverse but ONLY with my finger on the reverse override button. If I do not push it, it will kill the engine if I try to back up.

JCK, what kind of tractor do you have that doesn't mow in reverse? I've never heard of that before. There must be some brands that don't mow in reverse or how would this lawyer even come up with the notion that a tractor should not mow in reverse. The next thing you know lawn tractors will require beepers like dump trucks have.

This is a major victory for all of us. These lawsuites have to stop. What ever happened to personal resposibility? As tragic as this is, its still the PARENTS fault. period. Just shows I have been right for years, "you have to have a license to drive, but any idiot can have a kid"

Why was the son outside while the dad was mowing?? So many thigns can go wrong with the mover is down I wont let my kids out while my husband or the neighbors are mowing.

I feel for the poor child who in this case was a victim of his parents stupidity, I think they should put a warning label on all these products beware of dumb adults!

I feel sorry for this little boy for the hardship he must have, on the other hand, why didn't the dad look behind him before moving? He must have known that the mower mowed in reverse from other times. This is trying to get someone else to pay for our neglect. While I know this dad must feel awful for it, he did it not the company.

Mowing in reverse is only dangerous if you don't look back. Mowing forward can be just as dangerous if you don't look where you are going.

Wow. Should have never made it this far. What a waste of taxpayer dollars. Makes you realize that even in a recession, lawyers still make money.

Mowing in reverse is how you finish up small spaces. It reduces your time and carbon emissions, too.

I agree with the decision however I also feel that the mower shouldn't be mowing in reverse. My mower automatically shuts off if it's in reverse and the blade is mowing and it's a heck of a lot cheaper model than any of John Deere's mowers.

Good

Justice was served. Too many people are sue-happy to cover their own ignorance. Sorry about the kid being a victim of his father's stupidity.