Legal Question in Personal Injury in Texas

Ok...here we go. I gave (without yet selling)my car to my brother and my sister gave ( without yet selling)her old car to me to drive. This same sister had bought (in full) my mother's old car when she got a new one this last week. So here I am driving this car for about 2 days when lo and behold I have a wreck, where I was issued a citation for failure to yeild right- of -way. It was a minor wreck, the other party's car was drivable (only minor damage to the bottom of the driver's and rear driver's side door). The car I "hit" was a later model accord (2003) and had Louisiana paper tags on it. Their car is insured. The car I was driving wasn't my car or the sister's who gave it to me. The title of the car I was driving is in the name of my sister's friend. I was given permission by my sister to drive it, but not by her friend. Come to also find out, the car had no insurance either. Can I be sued by the other party even though I don't own the car ( the title isn't in my name). I was only driving the car. And besides the failure to yield ticket, is there anything I can possibly or my sister can possibly be charged for? What can the title holder be charged for?

Asked on 2/17/10, 5:34 pm

Keith Engelke Law Office of S. Keith Engelke

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You can be sued because your had the wreck. The title holder could be sued for allowing you to operate the vehicle.

Answered on 2/22/10, 8:48 pm

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