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The 7 - Random - Man crashes truck into own car, sues self
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#1 Posted on 17.3.06 1010.24
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Any lawyers here? I'd love to hear the legal implicatsion of this. It certainly sounds like a scam. My apologies for posting the whole article - I heard it on the radio this morning and found it in the San Jose Mercury News.

Posted on Wed, Mar. 15, 2006
Lodi man sues himself for vehicle damage
Associated Press
LODI, Calif. - When a dump truck backed into Curtis Gokey's car, he decided to sue the city for damages.
Only thing is, he was the one driving the dump truck.
But that minor detail didn't stop Gokey, a Lodi city employee, from filing a $3,600 claim for the December accident, even after admitting the crash was his fault.
After the city denied that claim because Gokey was, in essence, suing himself, he and his wife, Rhonda, decided to file a new claim under her name.
City Attorney Steve Schwabauer said this one also lacks merit because Rhonda Gokey can't sue her own husband.
"You can sue your spouse for divorce, but you can't sue your spouse for negligence," Schwabauer said. "They're a married couple under California law. They're one entity. It's damage to community property."
But Rhonda Gokey insisted she has "the right to sue the city because a city's vehicle damaged my private vehicle."
In fact, her claim, currently pending at Lodi City Hall, is for an even larger amount - $4,800.
"I'm not as nice as my husband is," she said.
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#2 Posted on 17.3.06 1402.13
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I hope he gets fired for this. Why don't they run people out of town anymore?
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#3 Posted on 17.3.06 1518.04
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I expect he, as a city employee, must be covered under some sort of insurance. As long as he was working at the time he was using the dump truck, I could see the merit of this case. And if the city chooses to fire him because of his fault in the accident, I don't see any problem with that either. It's totally messed up, but legally, I see no problems with it.
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#4 Posted on 17.3.06 1616.57
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I can (maybe) see the city's insurance covering the damages, but I dont know about him trying to SUE.
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