Duffsfromks
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- Jurisdiction
- Kansas
Does Kansas have a comparatively similar law to that of Florida; Dangerous Instrumentality Doctrine?
A guy hit my car and ran from the scene. My car was parked outside my house on the curb. The police caught up with the owner and arrested him on dui hit and run. However the police didn't get a witness statement and the guy is getting off and his insurance doesn't want to pay or cover my vehicles damages. His insurance company states the owner of the vehicle is claiming his car was stolen and the perpetrator was able to drive away with his car because he was drunk and left his keys in the car while he was passed out inside. So my thinking is shouldn't the vehicle owner be liable due to the fact of neglect and or lack of responsibility over the keys to his car.
A guy hit my car and ran from the scene. My car was parked outside my house on the curb. The police caught up with the owner and arrested him on dui hit and run. However the police didn't get a witness statement and the guy is getting off and his insurance doesn't want to pay or cover my vehicles damages. His insurance company states the owner of the vehicle is claiming his car was stolen and the perpetrator was able to drive away with his car because he was drunk and left his keys in the car while he was passed out inside. So my thinking is shouldn't the vehicle owner be liable due to the fact of neglect and or lack of responsibility over the keys to his car.