by frsh04 » Fri Jan 27, 2012 09:42 am
We live in a rural area.We were driving home and turned left down the road which would take us home.3/10 of a mile down the road we saw what we thought was farm machinery,which is common taking up the road. We pulled off the road onto the grass and stopped.The trucks turned out to be spraying tar on the road.They passed us and sprayed our car.We then got on the freshly tarred road to continue home.When we got home we saw all the tar on our car and called the sheriff and made a report.We took our car to a body shop and with a rental we payed about $600.00.
The road had no barricades nor signs warning of the road closure and we even had a witness (who was the daughter of the clerk of the township)saying in small claims court that there were no barricades or signs. The company had their attorney represent them in small claims court and one of their workers,who said they had barricades up and made eye contact with both of us in the car and motioned for us to turn around. We lost the case because the Judge said we should have realized what they were doing and should have turned around. I feel like this was an open and shut case,that we would win.All we wanted was the money back that we had to pay to get the tar removed,rental car,court and witness costs. Now to appeal we are told we need an attorney. We are both disabled and can not afford an attorney,so this big company is going to squash the little guy.We do not know if the township can be held liable for not seeing that signs were not placed.This has caused a significant amount of stress which is not good for our disability and now would like to get all I can from the company and restore my faith in the judicial system.
The road had no barricades nor signs warning of the road closure and we even had a witness (who was the daughter of the clerk of the township)saying in small claims court that there were no barricades or signs. The company had their attorney represent them in small claims court and one of their workers,who said they had barricades up and made eye contact with both of us in the car and motioned for us to turn around. We lost the case because the Judge said we should have realized what they were doing and should have turned around. I feel like this was an open and shut case,that we would win.All we wanted was the money back that we had to pay to get the tar removed,rental car,court and witness costs. Now to appeal we are told we need an attorney. We are both disabled and can not afford an attorney,so this big company is going to squash the little guy.We do not know if the township can be held liable for not seeing that signs were not placed.This has caused a significant amount of stress which is not good for our disability and now would like to get all I can from the company and restore my faith in the judicial system.
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:29 am Post Subject:
Thank for for sharing... I don't see a question.
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:10 am Post Subject:
did they not have to have signs and a detour up
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