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What is the name of your state? My question is regarding a damage claim that a neighbor who has moved out of state wants to bring against me for $250 for a broken window.
The situation is this. He has a small back porch but had a very large patio table with 6 or so chairs. I was invited over to his house and we all went out back to sit on the porch and talk. Everyone sat down in a chair including me...the only problem was the back of my chair had been pushed up against the window. When I sat in the chair and leaned back the window cracked...pretty much from top to bottom...it was a large crack.
At the time, he said don't worry about it insurance will take care of it...they were selling their house and were in the middle of a divorce at the same time.
Now, almost a year later, he has decided he wants me to pay for the window and claims that insurance wouldn't pay for it due to a $500 deductible and that it cost him $250 to fix it and he wants me to pay for it.
My question is the obvious one...am I liable? I didn't put his chair in that position...I just sat in the thing. And second, he didn't notify me when he fixed it. He didn't get multiple quotes, or any of the other rigamarole, but he says he has a receipt for the work.
And finally, he didn't even try to contact me until well after the fact instead of letting me know at the time that insurance wouldn't pay for it...
The situation is this. He has a small back porch but had a very large patio table with 6 or so chairs. I was invited over to his house and we all went out back to sit on the porch and talk. Everyone sat down in a chair including me...the only problem was the back of my chair had been pushed up against the window. When I sat in the chair and leaned back the window cracked...pretty much from top to bottom...it was a large crack.
At the time, he said don't worry about it insurance will take care of it...they were selling their house and were in the middle of a divorce at the same time.
Now, almost a year later, he has decided he wants me to pay for the window and claims that insurance wouldn't pay for it due to a $500 deductible and that it cost him $250 to fix it and he wants me to pay for it.
My question is the obvious one...am I liable? I didn't put his chair in that position...I just sat in the thing. And second, he didn't notify me when he fixed it. He didn't get multiple quotes, or any of the other rigamarole, but he says he has a receipt for the work.
And finally, he didn't even try to contact me until well after the fact instead of letting me know at the time that insurance wouldn't pay for it...