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Attorney Answers New York County Car Accident Question

Who is responsible for damages in a car accident, the driver or the owner?

I was driving a friend's vehicle on Broadway, in New York, NY. The vehicle was registered in MS, where my friend lives, but her car was not insured. I live in New York, NY but do not own a car. The owner of the car I was driving was riding in the passenger seat.

We got into in a minor car accident fender bender. There was no police report, and it is the insurance co.'s opinion that the accident was solely my fault, which is questionable, but I was at least partially at fault. The insurance co. took my and the owner's recorded statements and this was the basis for their finding.

The owner of the other car is a retired attorney who has a rent control apartment in New York County but spends most of his time in Florida. Who is responsible for paying for the other car's damages?

The other driver's insurance co. is contacting me to obtain the damages, $2400. Because of vicarious liability laws, is the owner of the car solely responsible?


Attorney's Response to Car Accident Question from New York County

As the accident occurred in New York, NY, New York auto accident law applies BOTH you as the driver and the owner would be liable. You were authorized to drive by the owner.

A car owner is liable in the event of an auto accident as she gave you permission to operate the car and is on the hook at the end of the day. However, IF you the driver caused the accident, you also may be sued and required to pay for the damages. Also, you live in New York County and easily available to sue and the NY car accident attorney the company hires can easily file and collect a judgment at the end of the day by going to the New York County civil court.

If the other car's insurance pays for the damages, it may come after you for the money it had to pay to fix their driver's car because your negligence caused the accident, and it can pursue any claim the car's owner can. Thus, you are really on the hook here.

However, since there is no police report, and you could deny liability at least in part, depending on what you said, and force the insurance company to hire its own car accident attorney to file a lawsuit against you and the owner in New York County. The may not sue, as the matter may be too small, or they may feel liability is not clear and it may cost too much to bother with a car accident attorney in New York, or if they do sue, you could then try to settle it to avoid the need to go to trial.


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Keogh Crispi, P.C.
New York, NY

(866) 623-9024


The Saftler Law Firm
New York, NY

(212) 257-2930



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160 Broadway, New York, NY

(212) 587-3434
Agami Shmuel

60 East 42nd Street, New York, NY

(212) 687-0166
BARTON AND PLOTKIN

420 Lexington Avenue Room 1830, New York, NY

(212) 687-6262
Ciampi Arthur atty

909 3rd Avenue, New York, NY

(212) 735-8600
Concagh Kevin Professional Corporation

225 Broadway Suite 41, New York, NY

(212) 962-2727
Dankner & Milstein Professional Corporation

41 East 57th Street, New York, NY

(212) 751-8000
Drakeford & Kane Limited Liability Company

475 Park Avenue South, New York, NY

(212) 696-0010
Farrelly Kevin Law Offices

270 Madison Avenue Room 1503, New York, NY

(212) 684-8700
First Toronto Group

405 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY

(917) 368-8105
Fischer Porter Caliguire & Thomas Professional Corporation

310 Madison Street, New York, NY

(212) 545-9102
Francis D Landrey lwyr

1585 Broadway, New York, NY

(212) 969-3505
GROVER & FENSTERSTOCK

575 Lexington Avenue Room 400, New York, NY

(212) 904-9626
Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman Professional Corporation

270 Madison Avenue Floor 8, New York, NY

(212) 684-3900
Herman B Richard Limited Liability Company

350 5th Avenue, New York, NY

(212) 868-9300
Jeffrey A Aronsky

16 East 40th Street Room 703, New York, NY

(212) 577-6600
Kenneth D Pearlman atty

575 Madison Avenue, New York, NY

(212) 935-6250
Krause Lawrence Mark atty

67 Wall Street, New York, NY

(212) 269-7000
Krawitz R Stephen Pc

271 Madison Avenue, New York, NY

(212) 682-0164
LAW OFFICE OF MAMI USHIO Professional Corporation

1230 Avenue of the Americas Floor 7, New York, NY

(212) 279-2262
LEAHEY & JOHNSON Professional Corporation

120 Wall Street Suite 2220, New York, NY

(212) 269-7308  |  Send Email
Levine & Slavit
New York, NY

(866) 212-5215


Law Office of Allen Wilson
New York, NY

212 714-0300 fax


Goldberg, Scudieri & Lindenberg, PC
New York, NY

(866) 607-1613


Law Office Of Keshab Seadie

146 West 29th Street Front 1, New York, NY

(212) 571-6002
Lawrence I Kaplan

321 Broadway, New York, NY

(212) 791-2588
Lawrence K Feitell

225 Broadway Suite 2020, New York, NY

(212) 571-5710
Legal Aid Society

199 Water Street Suite 400, New York, NY

(212) 577-3300
Magic Screen Pictures Inc

9 East 41st Street, New York, NY

(212) 221-7575
Maimon Moshe

800 3rd Avenue, New York, NY

(212) 605-6200
Merrill R Cohen

7 Penn Plaza Suite 1602, New York, NY

(212) 499-6644
Michael H Orbison atty

625 Madison Avenue, New York, NY

(212) 421-5475
Ng David atty

305 Broadway, New York, NY

(212) 406-3070
Owen C Pell atty

1155 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY

(212) 819-8200
PARKER WAICHMAN ALONSO LLP

111 John Street Room 1400, New York, NY

(516) 403-8233
Romano & Kuan PLLC

100 Lafayette Street Suite 401, New York, NY

(212) 274-0777
Rosenberg Minc Falkoff & Wolff

425 Park Avenue North West, New York, NY

(800) 660-2264
SHEARER & ESSNER LLP

50 Broadway Floor 27, New York, NY

(212) 750-4949
SIBEN & SIBEN LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW

14 Penn Plaza 225 34 Street West, New York, NY

(866) 742-3652
Spinner Charles

401 Broadway, New York, NY

(212) 219-0223
Stephen B Kaufman Attorney At Law

233 Broadway, New York, NY

(212) 349-2000
Sutherland Asbill and Brennan

1114 Avenue of the Americas Floor 40, New York, NY

(212) 301-6581
Vision Investments

140 Broadway, New York, NY

(212) 858-7754
Walter J Derenberg atty

60 East 42nd Street, New York, NY

(212) 661-1400
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