I would like to know if I have a valid case to sue for negligence, endangerment to life and property by providing defective equipment.
This is what happened:
I rented a truck from a moving company to transport my household belongings from one state to another state. I took possesion of the truck by singing a contract on my name, for the trip of over 1300 miles interstate. The driver was my brother-in-law. When I took possesion of the truck all was well, however, when we reached 3/4th of our distance, i noticed that the front tires, especially the drivers side,were wearing out fast and could see the inside belts, I brought this to the attention of my brother-in-law who was driving the vehicle and he refused to drive any further, saying that it is dangerours to drive any further as it could cause a blow out and a serious accident. We called for emergency help from the company and they sent a tire replacement. On replacing the tire the technician who replaced the tire, noticed that a bolt securing the tie-rod ends for the steering linkage was missing and he said "I would not drive this vehicle in this condition as it is not safe to drive, so please call the company for further advice." A second technician/tow vehicle was sent and that technician too said the same thing, that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The company provided a replacement vehicle after much talking on the phone and assurances given, all of which were not honoured. I caused us a lot of mental tension, hardship and most of all we were scared that we were driving a vehicle that was a possible accident hazard not only to our lives, lives on the road and damage to public and personal property.
This being the situation, I want to know know whether I have a valid case to sue the trucking company for damages due to "Negligence, causing endangerment to life and property and emotional stress during the whole episode." Would appreciate if I could get answers and feedback.
This is what happened:
I rented a truck from a moving company to transport my household belongings from one state to another state. I took possesion of the truck by singing a contract on my name, for the trip of over 1300 miles interstate. The driver was my brother-in-law. When I took possesion of the truck all was well, however, when we reached 3/4th of our distance, i noticed that the front tires, especially the drivers side,were wearing out fast and could see the inside belts, I brought this to the attention of my brother-in-law who was driving the vehicle and he refused to drive any further, saying that it is dangerours to drive any further as it could cause a blow out and a serious accident. We called for emergency help from the company and they sent a tire replacement. On replacing the tire the technician who replaced the tire, noticed that a bolt securing the tie-rod ends for the steering linkage was missing and he said "I would not drive this vehicle in this condition as it is not safe to drive, so please call the company for further advice." A second technician/tow vehicle was sent and that technician too said the same thing, that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The company provided a replacement vehicle after much talking on the phone and assurances given, all of which were not honoured. I caused us a lot of mental tension, hardship and most of all we were scared that we were driving a vehicle that was a possible accident hazard not only to our lives, lives on the road and damage to public and personal property.
This being the situation, I want to know know whether I have a valid case to sue the trucking company for damages due to "Negligence, causing endangerment to life and property and emotional stress during the whole episode." Would appreciate if I could get answers and feedback.
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