It was sitting in the student parking lot at my High School when it got hit by a lacrosse ball from the school lacrosse team who was practicing in the parking lot. Since I have to pay to park at my school and that is the only parking lot available to students, can I hold my school liable for the dents? What civil code would this fall under?
2007-03-20 09:42:32 · 4 answers · asked by Sean B 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The school can likely be held liable because the damage occurred on school property, was not a result of your negligence, and was caused by participants in a school sanctioned activity.
2007-03-20 09:46:46 · answer #1 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with msi_cord above.
I would file a claim with the school and see what they say. Ask for their insurance information. If they deny your claim, get some estimates to determine how much it will cost to repair the damage, then file a lawsuit in small claims court.
Another point to bring up is that the lacrosse team should not have been using the parking lot in a manner that was not its intended purpose, especially with parked vehicles all around.
2007-03-20 18:38:18 · answer #2 · answered by shmigs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most high schools parking is at-your-own-risk parking. The back of your parking permit will have the general rules and you should be able to ask the school if there is a more thorough set of rules for the parking lot.You would have to look up (your state) civil codes on a search engine and go from there.
2007-03-20 16:53:15 · answer #3 · answered by joeinchino2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing to do is report it to the school administration. See what their response is. You may be parking "at your own risk", though. Are there signs to that effect posted?
2007-03-20 16:46:37 · answer #4 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋