Legal Question in Appeals and Writs in California

Re: Car accident

I have to assume that your mother was appointed your guardian as to the accident and then on your behalf agreed to the settlement. That would be one way to bind a minor to a settlement, which is a contract [anyone under the age of 18 can not be required to fulfill a contract because they are a minor and have not reached the status of being an adult].

But if you have for the last two years been paying them settlement installments, then you have reaffirmed the settlement contract and are fully bound by it. Nor can you dispute the amount of the damages. Ask your mother for the evidence they submitted as to the damages. Also check to see whether they made the claim against you or against your mother [since it was her car, if you were driving with her permission or did not steal the car, she is also as owner of the vehicle liable jointly up to the amount of $15,000]. Since the pole would not absorb much of the kenetic energy of the truck, unless a large amount of energy was transferred by friction from sliding a long distance, I would think that you would have hit the Honda with a large amount of force, so the damage would not be as minor as you recall [memory plays tricks on us, we remember things in the best light for our selves].