Legal Question in Personal Injury in Virginia

Rear end collision at drive-in theatre
My 17-year old son, in 95 Cherokee, hit rear end of 99 Camry while in line to park at a drive-in theatre. His mother and I went to the theatre and looked at other car. There was minor damage - a few scuffs and scratches on top of the Camry bumper and both the taillights barely cracked in two 2-inch areas but not broken out. Also, a blue scuff mark on his bumper and I commented ''My son's Jeep does not have any blue on it.'' I gave the Camry driver my number. He calls me back with a repair estimate of nearly $1,000. I asked him about the blue mark; his body shop told him that was the color underneath on the bumper (but at other scratches white showed thru, not blue). He has since said he buffed the blue out [of course, this contradicts what he first told me.] The repair estimate included realigning/painting trunk lid and replacing emblems on trunk, which weren't even touched in ''accident''. Did not see any damage to trunk lid and don't understand how there could have been since the taillights weren't even pushed in much less broken out. I've offered him $500, plenty enough to paint bumper and replace taillights. Other party is pushing for the $1,000. Did not get pics. I am not involving my insurance. What should I do?

Asked on 8/30/05, 5:44 pm

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

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Re: Rear end collision at drive-in theatre

Stick with the $500 offer if you truly believe that this is a fair and equitable offer, and tell the disgruntled one that he can sue for the rest.

Answered on 8/30/05, 10:19 pm

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