If you are involved in an accident with an uninsured driver and that driver was at fault for the collision, your uninsured policy will pay out for the losses that would normally be
the responsibility of the negligent driver's liability insurance.
Not exact matches
The farm denied legal
responsibility for the woman's death, arguing that the
negligent acts
of the other
driver and the decedent herself were intervening causes that prevented the farm from being liable for the death, even if a jury did find that the farm had negligently allowed the calf to escape.
If the
driver had a history
of negligent behavior, drug abuse or other factors that contributed to the crash, it was the transit agency's
responsibility to remove the
driver from his or her position.
If the
driver had a history
of unsafe driving and violations, then the trucking company might even bear further
responsibility for
negligent hiring.
Applying the Contributory Negligence Act to the case
of a motor vehicle and bicycle collision means that even if the
driver of the vehicle was
negligent in causing the collision, the cyclist could still bear some
responsibility for the collision if he or she failed to take reasonable steps to look out for his or her own safety.