# Car wreck legal question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wreck-legal-question/779430>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 10, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wreck-legal-question/779430 "2017-02-10T00:42:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wreck-legal-question/779430/21 "2017-02-12T15:58:46Z")

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> [@Bijou\_Drains](#):
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> If they somehow could figure out who dropped the bucket, could they sue the owner of the bucket? I realize finding the owner is almost impossible.

A farmer that I work with (at a factory) once left work suddenly after a phone call. “I’ve got cows out.” was all he said as he hit the door. If a car hit one of his cows out on a street, he would have been liable, as his cows, livestock, were considered property rather than pets. It sounds similar to me. There’s my opinion on that.

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