Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida

I received a summons on Dec. 15, 2007 in regards to a complaint against my father and I regarding an car accident that happened in 2005. I complied with he summons and filed an answer as of Jan 2, 2008 with my new address clearly stated on the answer. and that was the last thing I heard regarding the case. The issues of the case are as follows. In 2005 my father took my car late at night with his girlfriend while I was sleeping without my permission. I awoke around 1 am to a police office knocking on my bedroom door. I then fallowed me outside where he informed me that my front door was open and that my father and his girlfriend had been involved in a car accident in my car. He asked me if I was aware that my father had my car and I told him that I was unaware of the situation. He dropped my father girlfriend at my house and left. My father supposedly crashed into a wall of a house or around a house totaling my car in Dade County. He was arrested and has since perished as well as his girlfriend. I am now being sued by the Insurance Company for the damages to the house. I do not believe I am any fault for this case. And am not sure how to proceed. How long do I have to wait to find out if the case is going to move forward or it will be dropped? I went online to the county Clerk and they show that they received my answer and then in March 2008 there if a Notice of service of requested produce, a Notice of service of Plaintiff�s request for admissions and a Notice of interrogatory; however I have never seen these papers and do not know if they are directed to me or if I have to comply within a certain date??? As I mentioned earlier I did advise them of my new address therefore if they were for me I should have received them. Should I pay the county Clerks office for a copy of this paper work? Do you think I have good chances of defeating this claim against me?

Need your help if only for a little direction.

Thank you!

Sincerely,

Nikki

PS a hearing is now set for Aug. 25 09


Asked on 8/19/09, 1:14 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Sarah Grosse Sarah Grosse, Esquire

You are asking for legal advice and an opinion on the outcome of your claim. It is against our ethical code to provide an answer to your question, except to advise you to retain an attorney.

Good luck to you.

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Answered on 8/20/09, 10:40 pm


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