
B.C. ruling says note on ‘dinged’ car was binding contract between two lawyers
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Civil Resolution Tribunal says a note left on a car about a “dinged” door was a binding contract to pay repair costs.
The decision says lawyer Carly Peddle was being dropped off in a parking lot at an event in September 2023, when she dented fellow lawyer Richard Brooks’ door.
She left a note saying “I dinged your back passenger door,” adding she was “happy to pay” and leaving her phone number.
The ruling says Peddle later said she would pay the repair bill after appraisal or pay $2,000 without an appraisal — or that Brooks should file an insurance claim.