What are my chances of winning in small claims court?

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What are my chances of winning in small claims court?

My neighbor blocked my car woth his trash cans
because I parked in front of his house. He dented
my door. It’s a public street. What are my chances of
winning in small claims court?

Asked on March 2, 2017 under Accident Law, California

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 7 years ago | Contributor

How did the cans dent your door? If you drove into them, you would not win the suit--you hit stationary objects. You should have moved them manually or called the police for assistance. Hitting a stationary object is negligent or careless--the fault would be yours, not his.
If he place them unreasonably close to your car and the wind or a passing vehicle knocked them into your car and damaged you, you'd have a reasonably good chance of winning based on his negligent act in carelessly placing them in an unsafe location.
If he intentionally hit your car with the can, you'd have an excellent chance of winning.


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