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Neighbors tree my car. My insurance paid.

Quote: Originally Posted by anifani Yes, I will bet they have given incorrect advice this time, as well.

Edit to add - the limb hit an old beat up truck I owned so I didn’t care about the dents and just pocketed the cash from the insurance. Jun 26, The law of fallen trees in North Carolina is based primarily on the legal theory of negligence. “This theory of negligence means that you would need to have known about the weakness of the tree limb prior to it falling on your neighbor’s property and causing damage” adds Bumgardner.

Sep 25, Instead North Carolina jurisprudence follows the common law negligence standard for property and bodily injury for damage caused by falling trees and limbs. A person who is injured or suffers property damage due to the fall of a tree rooted on the adjoining tract must prove that the owner of the adjoining tract was negligent in permitting a dangerous tree to remain standing and poised for Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. Feb 09, What if you or your property softens the landing of your neighbor’s felled tree?

North Carolina and other state courts have recognized certain evidence of the tree’s prior condition that may be used to show whether the tree owner was negligent in exercising reasonable bushmulching.bars: 1.

Apr 02, If a tree on a neighbor’s property falls and damages your car, they may be responsible. You will still file a claim with your auto insurance company. However, if it can be proven that the tree fell due to your neighbor’s negligence, their homeowners insurance should cover your claim.

Law says its his responsibility but according to you NOPE its not.

Proof of fault is the important factor here. Apr 02, I can't resist mentioning that a neighbor's tree once fell on my car in my driveway and flattened it.

The tree was dead and was obviously rotten before it fell. My auto insurance paid for the car. His insurance company would not pay a dime and my insurance company did not even bother to try to collect from them.