What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio
I purchased two, 6 gallon buckets of grape juice, with the intent to make wine. When I picked it up, the business put the buckets in my trunk.
the buckets resemble a 5 gallon paint bucket or 5 gallon mud (for drywalling).
If you are familiar with these buckets, they lock down very tight....they are difficult to pry open.
Well, I was the second car back, at a stop sign on a side road. There was a school bus at the cross road in front of us. Once the school bus unloaded the children and turned off the lights, the car in front of me proceeded to make a right turn. I then began to move up to the stop sign (maybe 3 mph) While I was moving forward, the school bus made a wide turn towards me...causing me to tap on my breaks. At that time I heard the "thud" and then the "glub glub of the liquid. Then entire 12 gallons spilled in my trunk....into may back seat and all the way up to my pedals. The business I bought the juice from said they are not responsible for what happens once I pick up the wine. But, I claim and KNOW that they did not tightly secure the lids on both buckets. When I fill the buckets with water, secure the lids properly and rock them back and forth and throw them over...nothing. The lids remain on tight. I now have a $2700 bill, for the damage to my car and their insurance company basically said...too bad. My insurance company will cover it...with my $500 deductible, but my rates COULD go up.
Any advice? Don't they have responsibility for this?
I purchased two, 6 gallon buckets of grape juice, with the intent to make wine. When I picked it up, the business put the buckets in my trunk.
the buckets resemble a 5 gallon paint bucket or 5 gallon mud (for drywalling).
If you are familiar with these buckets, they lock down very tight....they are difficult to pry open.
Well, I was the second car back, at a stop sign on a side road. There was a school bus at the cross road in front of us. Once the school bus unloaded the children and turned off the lights, the car in front of me proceeded to make a right turn. I then began to move up to the stop sign (maybe 3 mph) While I was moving forward, the school bus made a wide turn towards me...causing me to tap on my breaks. At that time I heard the "thud" and then the "glub glub of the liquid. Then entire 12 gallons spilled in my trunk....into may back seat and all the way up to my pedals. The business I bought the juice from said they are not responsible for what happens once I pick up the wine. But, I claim and KNOW that they did not tightly secure the lids on both buckets. When I fill the buckets with water, secure the lids properly and rock them back and forth and throw them over...nothing. The lids remain on tight. I now have a $2700 bill, for the damage to my car and their insurance company basically said...too bad. My insurance company will cover it...with my $500 deductible, but my rates COULD go up.
Any advice? Don't they have responsibility for this?