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MANHOLE accident--who's to blame?

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anon05

Junior Member
MASSACHUSETTS

Long story short:
Driving down a major street (Mass Ave to be exact) and my car drives over an unstable manhole (it looked fine before I drove over it-you wouldnt be able to tell it was unstable). But I guess it was because somehow, the manhole cover mustve been loose, because it flies up, hits the side of my car, causing major damage, and then flies back into the car behind me--damaging it pretty bad too.

The city of Boston says its NSTAR's fault, because they own the manholes. NSTAR says its Boston's fault, because they were supposedly doing construction there at the time. I'm sick of this run around business--Ive already lost a couple thousand repairing my car.

Who's to blame? and what can I do next to ensure that I get paid for the damages to my car??
 


HomeGuru

Senior Member
anon05 said:
MASSACHUSETTS

Long story short:
Driving down a major street (Mass Ave to be exact) and my car drives over an unstable manhole (it looked fine before I drove over it-you wouldnt be able to tell it was unstable). But I guess it was because somehow, the manhole cover mustve been loose, because it flies up, hits the side of my car, causing major damage, and then flies back into the car behind me--damaging it pretty bad too.

The city of Boston says its NSTAR's fault, because they own the manholes. NSTAR says its Boston's fault, because they were supposedly doing construction there at the time. I'm sick of this run around business--Ive already lost a couple thousand repairing my car.

Who's to blame? and what can I do next to ensure that I get paid for the damages to my car??

**A: and what did your insurance company tell you when you talked to them?
 

Zigner

Senior Member, Non-Attorney
Make sure you follow the procedures for officially filing a claim with the city first. You most likely have to file that claim in a timely manner and have it denied before you can sue.
Do it soon, as their rules may specify time limits.
 

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