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Re: Insurance claim - What are my rights?

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From: bade
Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1992 18:36
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Congratulations, you have discovered what insurance companies
call Contributory Negligence.  The only way you are going to
get the extra 40% out of them is to take them to small claims
court.  You see, the Ins company determined long ago that parking
lots (which are not under police jurisdiction -- assuming a public
parking place like a mall) are optional places to be so the accident
is partially your fault since you were there.

I had something similar happen about 10 years ago.  A 25 year old
was at my high school (crusing chicks) and skipped a stop sign and
plowed into my front end.  His insurance company only would pay 50%,
I took him to court since it was clear that I belonged at the school
and he did not.  You probably won't get off so lucky since it was
probably under different circumstances.

Steve Bade
-- 
Regards,

        Steve
	   "A good programmer, as a function of what he does,
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Subject: Re: Insurance claim - What are my rights?
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