if we have a scenario where the mother's boyfriend who is a contractor moves the embers in a dangerous wea situation how s the city of stamford to blame? >> i understand your point as far as causation. there are contributing factors. you don't have to demonstrate that the city is 100% at fault here. >> judge jeanine: contributory negligence? >> exactly. >> what about causation. you have to prove there was a cause-and-effect. >> there is a major causal connection between the manner of the fire and the lack of the city doing their job issuing permits allowing them to move in there. >> and i hear are you, a good argument. it was broken the minute they spent the night in there without the proper smoke detectors and without the proper things being done. what jumps out at me is that the father doesn't see a deep pocket. the boyfriend doesn't have any money and there is nobody else to sue and now he is looking to the city and i think that is inappropriate.