Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida
My parked car, sitting in a golf course parking lot was hit by a golf "drink" cart at a local golf course. I have a police report, A restuarant attached to the golf course, runs or owns the drink carts. I called the restuarant and thier response was, that the girl driving the cart is reponsible for any damages to my car. That doesnt seem correct to me, for instance if a city bus was to hit my car wouldnt the city have some responsibilty?
If it makes any difference, this happened in Sarasota Fla.
thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
1 Answer from Attorneys
You are correct, the restaurant or whoever employed her is responsible for damage done to your vehicle by the drink cart. She was on company business when the incident happened, and unless she/they can prove that your negligence contributed to the damage, you should be able to recover 100% of the damage done. The restaurant is responsible to hire competent people and then properly train them. This is because they are liable for injuries or damages caused by their employees, in the course of the business. They may claim that she "took" the golf cart, and went for a "joy ride", and that her being in the parking lot was not part of her job....so be prepared for some sort of creative defense, especially if the damage is extensive.
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