I Hit an unlicensed uninsured motorist

[ssxm]

Is it a full moon?
What's with all the lunatics??

the trolls come out at night

 

[seniorjudge]

geez its not legal to back up when it isnt safe ... who woulda thunk it. please stop trolling the forums.

Hint: Who was driving ma's car?


(Answer: The person driving the car is responsible. The other party was sitting still. It has nothing to do with the other person's clothes, race, nationality, lipstick, dipstick, or status.)

 

[ssxm]

Hint: Who was driving ma's car?


(Answer: The person driving the car is responsible. The other party was sitting still. It has nothing to do with the other person's clothes, race, nationality, lipstick, dipstick, or status.)

do you people just make posts without reading all the prior ones ?? the question has been answered the people have spoken .

 

[Zigner]

the trolls come out at night

I hate to tell you - but Silverplum was referring to you

 

[Silverplum]

I hate to tell you - but Silverplum was referring to you

And the rest of the batch of fresh loons that fell off the truck today!

 

[ssxm]

and id like to assure you i was talking about silverplum

 

[GulfBreeze]

she was still at fault. doesnt matter if she hit an illegal alien from mars, riding on a pig with wings while drunk. she is still responsible.

what makes this question so insulting is...(and believe me, i am not at all for illegals) is that someone is trying to get off from being responsible for a collision just because the car she hit possibly was driven by an unlicensed uninsured illegal alien...

 

[ssxm]

she was still at fault. doesnt matter if she hit an illegal alien from mars, riding on a pig with wings while drunk. she is still responsible.

what makes this question so insulting is...(and believe me, i am not at all for illegals) is that someone is trying to get off from being responsible for a collision just because the car she hit possibly was driven by an unlicensed uninsured illegal alien...

im just looking for facts not a scam to get out of the situation. lots of helpfull people have already stated that in fact the lady my mother hit is intitled to have her property fixed please learn 2 read before you post something irrelevant.

 

[Zigner]

lots of helpfull people have already stated that in fact the lady my mother hit is intitled to have her property fixed

Great! Glad we could be of assistance! Another happy customer!

 

[ssxm]

case closed all thanks and credits (if applicable) will go directly to Zinger.

 

[BoredAtty]

simply put. should she pay ? yes. but arent there laws being broken by the unlicensed person. why should a insurance company have to fork out possibly thousands of dollars on someone who shouldnt have been on the streets in the first place.i could possibly understand if they had a california license but to hit an someone with no license ? why should we be liable. im not purpously trying to come off as a prick or ******* and if we have to pay then so be it. i just wana educate myself with your help so next time i know what to do in this type of situation. thanks again for all the responses

Negligence is defined as the following: (1) Duty to exercise reasonable care, (2) Breach of duty, (3) Injury, and (4) Causation.

Here's how you apply the preceding to the facts you provided:

-Did your mother have a duty to exercise care when driving? Yes.
-Did your mother breach that duty by backing into another car? Yes.
-Was there an injury? Yes, apparently another person's car was damaged.
-Did your mother's breach of duty cause the injury? Yes, if your mother had not breached the duty, the injury would not have occurred.

Conclusion: Your mother was negligent.

If you apply the elements of negligence to the unlicensed driver, and they come out to all be "yes" as well, then contributory/comparative negligence could be a defense for your mother. However, I don't think the causation element of negligence will be met since the laws being broken by the unlicensed driver did not contribute to the accident (i.e. your mother would have hit the car behind her even if it was driven by a licensed driver).

Hope that helps you understand things.