Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Oklahoma

Neighboor's Car

Last year my dog dug under the fence separating our yard from our neighboors and once at the end of her chain she jumped up on the neighboors car and left some scratches. He brought us estimates of how much it was going to cost to have the damage fixed. I saw the damage and it was no more than cosmetic damage that probably could have been touched up with a bottle of scratch fix, but the estimates he brought us had a replacement right rear panel, replacement trunk lid, and replacement tail light assembly which brought the grand total to over $1100. He went ahead and got it fixed and tried to get us to pay the $1100 that he said he paid for the repair. When I asked for a receipt he reminded me that he had given me the estimate but when I insisted on a receipt he said we could just pay $600 and call it even. His brother was the mechanic on one of the estimates, is it possible to determine whether or not the receipt is faked if he goes and gets a receipt from his brother?


Asked on 3/07/08, 9:51 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Marsha Dixon

Re: Neighboor's Car

Anytime anyone request "actionable" or legal action against you for "cause" based only on allegations that was not ruled on in courts, they (the accusers) have a responsibility to show that they had provided reasonable "proof" and "notice" of such action or probability of such action based on "fact" and they must show that they have given reasonable time and "notice" to "remedy" the harm before taking action. In other words, you are not required to remedy a "alledged" loss based on hearsay,it must be substantiated by "facts and the action must be supported by proof. It looks like you are being exploited and you should seek legal intervention.

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Answered on 3/07/08, 10:43 am


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