money amount larger than 2500 in small claims court?

Question

my roommate's friend took his keys at a party we were having without his knowledge, the friend took his truck while intoxicated to go buy more alcohol for his friends, ran a stop sign, after blacking out and t-boned another car..destroying both cars. the friend wil begin his court trial for aggravated assault with other weapon within 2 months.. my roommate decided to not press grand theft auto charges on him because the friend said he would begin to pay him back for the damage.. my roommate lost his truck, his laptop in the truck, and his scholarship due to not having his school projects that were on laptop... the friend now is refusing to pay anything.. which court would we take him to? obviously it will be larger than 2500, his truck alone was worth 50k, +hardship from losing his scholarship... which court would we begin to file with to get some kind of monetary restitution? thank you

Answer 1

First, hard to answer, because we don't know what state where this occurred. In Florida, anything over $15K is heard in circuit court.

Second, I BEG you to show me a used truck worth $50K. (And yes, it was a used truck. It became a used truck the moment he drove it off the lot.)

Third, did your roommate have insurance on his $50K used truck? What is their role in this situation?

Fourth, if your roommate has decided not to "press charges," then I assume this means Speed Racer used his car "with permission." This means your roommate, as the owner of the "other weapon," is about to be named in the same civil suit as Speed Racer.

Y'all got lots to chew on, here...