Double Eagle
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
My wife filed a claim against a person who hit her. Only her name was listed as the plaintiff. During the court proceedings it was borught to her/our attention that her name is not on the registration of the vehicle as the owner. This is a company car with the company name and my name only (I am her husband) as the registered owner. All evidence pointed against the defendant. The judge said she would have to reveiw a "statute" and then mail the courts decision to both parties.
The decision came in as: "Defendant does not owe plaintiff any money on plaintiff's claim", nothing else. No statute explanation.
I beleive the decision came about because legally my wife can not make a claim on a vehicle that does not show her has the owner?
I beleive the judge left the decision pretty clear that the defendant doesn't owe my wife money. But also didn't say that the "Defendant was not guilty of the accident".
Can anyone confirm that now I can start a new claim with myself being the registered owner and going after this clown?
Thanks for any inputs
My wife filed a claim against a person who hit her. Only her name was listed as the plaintiff. During the court proceedings it was borught to her/our attention that her name is not on the registration of the vehicle as the owner. This is a company car with the company name and my name only (I am her husband) as the registered owner. All evidence pointed against the defendant. The judge said she would have to reveiw a "statute" and then mail the courts decision to both parties.
The decision came in as: "Defendant does not owe plaintiff any money on plaintiff's claim", nothing else. No statute explanation.
I beleive the decision came about because legally my wife can not make a claim on a vehicle that does not show her has the owner?
I beleive the judge left the decision pretty clear that the defendant doesn't owe my wife money. But also didn't say that the "Defendant was not guilty of the accident".
Can anyone confirm that now I can start a new claim with myself being the registered owner and going after this clown?
Thanks for any inputs