Legal Question in Appeals and Writs in Ohio

just wondering how much of a chance you think i have if i take someone to small claims court for the following: my daughter and 3 of her friends went on a road trip over spring break. they took my daughters car (against my better judgement) because it was new and in the best condition. the others girls said their cars were crappy and wouldn't get them very far. 3 of them took turns driving on the hwys. my daughter just happened to be driving at night when she ran over something. none of the girls saw anything in the road. when they returned home we had the car looked at from several repair shops. they all said the cost to fix the car would be about $1100.00. I feel that in all fairness the bill should be split between the 3 who were driving on the hwys, but we decided we would pay half if the other 2 or 3 would split the remainder of the bill between them. the "other" girls don't think they should have to pay any of the bill since they weren't the ones driving at the time. they seem to forget that if they didn't take my daughters car, there wouldn't even have been a vacation to be taken. So I guess that is my dilema. what should or shouldn't I do in this circumstance?

thank you so very much for listening. hope to hear from you VERY soon!

p.s. unfortunately i had no idea which "law" to choose from your drop down list for this question. I hope this makes it to the proper persons who can advise me;


Asked on 7/10/10, 7:11 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

The other girls are not liable, unless there is a lot more to the story. They weren't driving, so they didn't cause the accident and could not have prevented it. Making them pay would not be just.

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Answered on 7/10/10, 10:52 am


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