Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Washington
borrowed a friends borrowed car
if i had a friend who loaned me a car that didnt belong to her, it belonged to her mom and mom had no idea she loaned me the car and i wrecked into a building (fell asleep at the wheel)and caused damage to the car could she go go have her mother sue me for damages to the car ? i borrowed it from her and now she is mad that i have no money right now to pay for the car to get fixed the mom has another car already and the daughter is just mad cause i wouldnt have a relationship w her, i had a 90 subaru that i had over at har house and she broke into it and stole the whole car and said i couldnt have my car back till i got her moms car fixed she damaged my car to the piont of undriveable broken windshield , steering wheel colum and stereo gone, etc if you could just help me figure out if i am liabal for her moms car when she had responsability of it at the moment that would be wonderful thank you very much signed JL
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: borrowed a friends borrowed car
Yes, you are responsible for the damage to your friend's mother's car. You might want to get out your insurance policy and see whether or not you are covered when you are operating somebody else's car or not.
Your friend's mother can sue you for the damage to her car; if you are covered by insurance be sure to contact your agent and ask for help.
An auto insurance policy is basically pre-paid legal insurance to defend you against lawsuits arising out of driving cars.
The mom's having a new car is irrelevant.
If you can prove that the daughter trashed your car (you should call the cops and file a police report) you can sue her - the daughter- for the damage to your car. Her logic is also irrelevant - two wrongs don't make a right.
Good luck. Powell
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