Setup: a parent buys a car and thier daughter exclusively drives it. Daughter (Jane) is involved in a accident and has no insurance at the time. Jane has an aquaintence that owns a body shop, so she takes the car there. The body shop owner says the best thing to do is for her to get insurance and give him the info, and then he will file the claim and in the mean time he will give her a loaner car. Jane thinks this sounds like a good plan and agrees. A couple months later, Jane is involved in another accident in the loaner car. The body shop owner then starts implying that he needs be getting sexual favors for all the help he is giving Jane. Jane refuses and the body shop owner stops being so helpful and tells Jane she needs to pay over $9,000 in charges to get her car back. $500 for her car and $8500 for the rental. Jane's parents names are on the title of the car and Jane has no legal athority to have any work done on the car. How can Jane's parents get their car back?
2007-05-02 05:38:37 · 5 answers · asked by Gladius 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Well if faced with an extortion charge, and a black eye, he still won't give the car back, I would get an attorney. If (Jane) is underage she is not able to enter into a contract anyway and the body shop basically has to eat it, because the owners of the car did not OK him to do any work.
And he propositioned a minor.
And they could actually sue him for the work he did do, since he didn't have permision.
And he propositioned a minor!!!!
(He's a pig! ) Since he is the one who loaned Jane the car, he needs to report it to his insurance. He won't be out anything, except what Jane's parents get out the law suit from him.
2007-05-09 10:50:22 · answer #1 · answered by Penny K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No dear, although Jane has no legal authority to have any work done on the car, reponsibility lies with the owners of the vehicle that JOHN has just fixed. They, her parents who hold legal title on the car are the responible parties to pay the claim and any charges incurred on the vehicle while in the service of the shop owner. The only claim her parents will not be totally responsible for are any erroneous charges or exaggerated expense occurring with the rental.
2007-05-10 04:56:54 · answer #2 · answered by hatl2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So Jane was fine when the law was bending in her favor - but not when someone bends it in the other direction?
Jane agrees to an illegal act but then gets bent out of shape when an illegal act is requested in return.
That's rich. Jane's parents should be flogged for allowing their daughter to drive anywhere without properly insuring the vehicle - it could have involved other people. The lot of you are lucky to have gotten off with body damage to Jane's vehicle and not, say, body damage to an innocent bystander.
2007-05-09 10:55:15 · answer #3 · answered by pepper 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow. This is bad on all sides. The parent bought the car and didn't make sure it was insured before the child drove it. The child and the parent together cannot afford insurance even after several months have passed......but even if they could they would be committing fraud. The owner is a rapist............wow
I can only say 3 things
1) ALWAYS DO THE RIGHT THING
2) A PROACTIVE PERSON IS ALWAYS PREPARED WITH INSURANCE
3) If you have teenagers or you drive like a teenager.....
www.GetTheExperts.com
2007-05-09 17:38:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parents get lawyer.
Lawyer tells garage owner to return car to parents.
Owner says no.
Lawyer tells Jane to go to the cops.
Jane agrees to turn state's evidence against owner's attempt to commit fraud (scheme to defraud insurance company).
2007-05-02 23:10:14 · answer #5 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋