This is in Wisconsin.
My brother was involved in a car accident a few months ago. Neither he nor the other driver got a ticket. No injuries, minor damage to both vehicles. Other driver claims my brother was at fault (my brother claims the opposite) and has come to our house several times to talk to him. My brother was never home, however.
Today my brother received a bill from a collection agency, with the other driver named as the person being owed the money. I'm wondering about the legalities of this. My brother never received any legal-related communications--that is, no judgement against him, no contact from a lawyer. Can an individual like this other driver simply go out and hire a collection agency to try to get the money he claims he is owed for the damage to his car? Should my brother dispute this in any particular way? What would happen if he didn't dispute? That is, what could the agency do in its attempts to get the money?
2007-10-22
08:45:15
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I forgot to mention this originally... my brother doesn't have car insurance, which is really stupid of him but it is what it is. The other driver does have insurance. Not sure if that makes any difference.
2007-10-22
09:17:37 ·
update #1