If I give my car to a gentleman to fix it and he let someone else drive it and they wreck it who’s responsible for the damage to the car
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If I give my car to a gentleman to fix it and he let someone else drive it and they wreck it who’s responsible for the damage to the car
If I get my car to a gentleman to fix it and
he let someone else drive it and they wreck
it who’s responsible for the damage to the
car if there is no insurance
Asked on February 15, 2017 under Accident Law, North Carolina
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
You can sue either the gentleman you gave the car to or the driver who wrecked it, assuming that the driver was at fault (e.g. was driving carelessly or negligently, such as speeding, not paying attention, texting while driving, ignoring stoplights or -signs, etc.) An at fault driver is responsible for the damage he caused; and a person who had control of your and who let the at fault driver drive it is responsible because he permitted the damage to happen.
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