If I was in a wreck when I was 15 and now I’m 20, can they sue me now?
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If I was in a wreck when I was 15 and now I’m 20, can they sue me now?
My sister gave me her car which was uninsured. I was 15 at the time and I was driving home from the movies. The person in front of me was going slow so I went to pass them and they turned without a turn signal and I hit them. Now that I’m 20 their insurance company is trying to sue me for $6,000. I’m unemployed and have no money to pay them.
Asked on May 16, 2012 under Accident Law, Alabama
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If the person that you were involved in the automobile accident that you are writing about was a minor at the time of the incident (under the age of 18) then the minor has one to two years after he or she turn 18 to file a lawsuit against you.
With respect to the lawsuit against you by the insurance carrier of the person that you were involved in, under the laws of indemnity, there is potentially a four (4) year statute of limitations for the insurance carrier to bring suit against you for monies expended on behalf of the person that you were in the accident with that the insurance carrier incurred monies for.
From what you have written, there is a good chance that the lawsuit is not time barred against you by your state's statute of limitations on the matter.
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