If my ex-boyfriend used my car to go to work and crashed my car, can I file suit against him for the $500 deductible plus related expenses?
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If my ex-boyfriend used my car to go to work and crashed my car, can I file suit against him for the $500 deductible plus related expenses?
I was not in the car while driving, he solely reported the claim on my insurance carrier. Also I have text message documents f him stating he was liable for wrecking the car. His argument against mine from our dispute in opinion is that I had a slight *crack in my bumper already, however my insurance quoted the damage done by the accident I be $4,044. He had air bags deployed in the accident, as well as many other cosmetic/ mechanical things that needed to be fixed. His refusal to pay also streams from personal issues that have nothing to do with it.
Asked on January 24, 2013 under Accident Law, New York
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Based upon what you have written about if your boyfriend's negligence was the cause of the damages to your car, then under the laws of all states in this country there seems to be a factual and legal basis for bringing a legal action against him. From what you have written about, small claims court seems to be the forum.
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