My truck was hit on private property what should i do
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My truck was hit on private property what should i do
My wife drove my truck to work and it was parked in the driveway, she was asked
by the plow guy to move the truck she went to get the keys and when she came back
out the guy had backed in to my truck. the guy is employed by the company me wife
works for and was driving a company vehicle. i gave the company 2 estimates for
the repair of the vehicle and they offered half the cost of the repair or take it
to Macco or claim it on my insurance, I don’t want to claim it on my insurance
and don’t want to use Macco they use Macco for company vehicles.
Asked on March 8, 2018 under Accident Law, Michigan
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Since you are dissatisfied with settlement offers from the registered owner of the at-fault vehicle (company), your only recourse is to reject the settlement offers and file a lawsuit for negligence against the company.
Depending on the cost of repairs to your vehicle, you may be able to file your lawsuit in small claims court. Upon prevailing in the case, you can also recover court costs which include the court filing fee and process server fee.
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