Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!news.heimat.gr.jp!news.jone-system.com!mmcatv.co.jp!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.freenet.de!news-feed1.de1.concert.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!d4.gsaitamafl14.vectant.ne.JP!not-for-mail From: "Elbow" Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Any one familiar with Japanese Law? Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 06:28:49 +0900 Lines: 44 Message-ID: References: <40910160.2010102@yahoo.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: d4.gsaitamafl14.vectant.ne.jp (202.189.219.4) X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1083274134 16249041 I 202.189.219.4 ([220360]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:13679 wow the only one who actually read my post. Cheers John. We are not talking loads of money here, just I cant pay right now. I was more interested in the next of kin thing. Thanks "John W." wrote in message news:40910160.2010102@yahoo.com... > Elbow wrote: > > Allo, > > I'd like to know if me or my wife is responsible if one of us is sued. > > I had a slight accident with my car and found out my insurance will not pay > > out for some reason I cant go into here. > > The other car owner is now saying that because my insurance wont pay up and > > I dont have a job he can get the money from my wife. > > Is this true? Is she just as responsible for what I do regardlessof if she > > was even inolved? > > > > Love to know where I stand. > > Im only really interested in the law, not if I can get away with out paying. > > I'm happy to pay but not happy they think they can harrass my wife every day > > with phone calls. > > > Get a lawyer pronto. Your wife can most likely be sued; is she or her > family acting as your guarantor or something like that? > > My father in law had the misfortune to run into the rear end of a Yakuza > guy's car. Nearly went bankrupt because of it. Seems a fender bender > sent the guy to the hospital for over a month. Get a lawyer, and tell > the people to only contact the lawyer from now on. If they keep calling > endlessly after that, tell them you'll call the police and follow through. > > John W. >