Man sues *HIMSELF* after hitting his own car

[soccercruiser87]

LODI, Calif. -- Curtis Gokey has only himself to blame for an accident, but he sued anyway.

Gokey is suing the city of Lodi for driving a dump truck into his car. The only thing is, he was the city employee driving the truck.

Gokey was driving the truck when he backed into his own car. He filed a $3,600 claim for damages, which the city rejected.

City attorneys said Gokey was essentially suing himself.

Now, Gokey's wife is filing a claim in her own name, saying she's the one who uses the car. The city has rejected her claim, too. But Rhonda Gokey isn't giving up so easily. She said she's not as nice as her husband. She insisted she has "the right to sue the city because a city's vehicle damaged my private vehicle."

Rhonda Gokey's claim is for $1,200 more than Curtis'.



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[Lisa loves Pooh]

well---funny enough....but payment for damages to his own car should be no different than if he had damaged someone else's car. If city insurance covers that damage--then they should cover his damage.

Now if he hit the car deliberately--well, then that's different.

Based on thread title--I had visions of a man literally suing himself---and just couldn't picture it.

 

[DawnCt1]

well---funny enough....but payment for damages to his own car should be no different than if he had damaged someone else's car. If city insurance covers that damage--then they should cover his damage.

Now if he hit the car deliberately--well, then that's different.

Based on thread title--I had visions of a man literally suing himself---and just couldn't picture it.

I agree. It sounds "funny" but it certainly fits with the parameters of automobile insurance. If he ran off the road in his own car and hit a tree, his own insurance would have to pay. The town truck hits his car, the town truck has to pay. It doesn't matter who the driver was. Makes sense to me.

 

[JVL1018]

I thought this sounded goofy at first, but when I think about it, the town would pay if he had hit anyone else's car.
My husband hit a police car with his fire truck and the town's insurance policy paid for the police car to be fixed(no damage to the truck). If he had hit my car by accident, I'd be wanting to submit the claim to the town, too.

 

[escape]

On the other hand, can the city retaliate by firing the husband for wreckless driving?

 

[Lil_Tink]