HemispheresX1
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What is the name of your state? Virginia.
I have been gone since early 2019. My mother stored all of my belongings in her shed and my aunt took my car. She took the utmost care of my vehicle.
A few months after getting my car, my aunt had to move out of the country and into the suburbs after selling her home. My car was moved over to my cousins house. Hes not the most upstanding person and tends to be frowned upon by most family members.
Last year I visited and upon seeing my car noticed the hood had a very large, deep scratch in it in the shape of a triangle. I discussed it with my family and we all agreed that it likely came from my cousins 10 year old son who has severe behavioral issues. I was upset but said nothing about it.
A couple months ago I visited again and this time the car is completely caked in mud which can ruin the paint and the trunk had a scratch on it where it looked like someone had scratched the mud off with a sharp object and scatched the paint underneath which I believe was my cousins son again.
The paint on this car was immaculate, I would wash and wax the car every 6 weeks and had washed it two weeks before leaving.
I had spoken with my cousin about him paying to have the damages fixed and he just responded by saying he wasn't present when the damage happened so he isn't responsible. In regards to the mud his wife said when I come get the car in Oct I can use their pressure washer to clean it all off, as if they aren't capable of doing so themselves. I will also add their two personal vehicles had no so much as a spec of dirt on them.
I was wondering what all I need to prove in small claims court as Im worried the whole car needs to be repainted since the mud has likely been on it for half a year or more.
I have been gone since early 2019. My mother stored all of my belongings in her shed and my aunt took my car. She took the utmost care of my vehicle.
A few months after getting my car, my aunt had to move out of the country and into the suburbs after selling her home. My car was moved over to my cousins house. Hes not the most upstanding person and tends to be frowned upon by most family members.
Last year I visited and upon seeing my car noticed the hood had a very large, deep scratch in it in the shape of a triangle. I discussed it with my family and we all agreed that it likely came from my cousins 10 year old son who has severe behavioral issues. I was upset but said nothing about it.
A couple months ago I visited again and this time the car is completely caked in mud which can ruin the paint and the trunk had a scratch on it where it looked like someone had scratched the mud off with a sharp object and scatched the paint underneath which I believe was my cousins son again.
The paint on this car was immaculate, I would wash and wax the car every 6 weeks and had washed it two weeks before leaving.
I had spoken with my cousin about him paying to have the damages fixed and he just responded by saying he wasn't present when the damage happened so he isn't responsible. In regards to the mud his wife said when I come get the car in Oct I can use their pressure washer to clean it all off, as if they aren't capable of doing so themselves. I will also add their two personal vehicles had no so much as a spec of dirt on them.
I was wondering what all I need to prove in small claims court as Im worried the whole car needs to be repainted since the mud has likely been on it for half a year or more.
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