Legal Question in Personal Injury in Wisconsin
If you hit a car and damage the items in the trunk are you liable to pay for those also?
Asked on 11/10/09, 5:07 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Jonathan Safran
Samster, Konkel & Safran, S.C.
If you were negligent in causing the accident, all damages and injuries, whether on the car, in the car, or which were caused by the car hitting something else, would generally be your responsibility, including items damaged in the trunk. Items in the trunk which were damage will have a repair and/or a replacement value, and you would be responsible for the lesser of those things. Also, the replacement cost should be reduced, depending on the age of the damaged items.
Answered on 11/16/09, 12:32 pm