My wife hit a car in a parking lot and her and the other driver agreed that the other driver would get 3 quotes (one from a place my wife chose, a place he usually takes his cars, and a dealer). We had our car fixed (which had the most damage done) and it cost $250.00 to fix. The damage done to his car was a little scrach on his bumber and some of the wife's paint from her car on his bumber. Now he calls 4 1/2 months later saying he got his car fixed at a dealer and that we may want to contact our insurance company. There is no police/dmv report because the damage was nowhere near going to be over $750. Who is responsible for this? (He never die mention how much it actually cost him to have it fixed).

The first thing that any insurance company will tell you is never to admit fault, even if you are at fault (that is their job).

If the other person contacts you again, I would tell him that he needs to give you an itemized bill from the dealer to show how much the repairs actually cost. If they were over $750, you must report the accident to the DMV (technically you're supposed to report any accidents within 10 days if over $750, but since it took him 4.5 months to contact you they were probably less). If they were less, you'll have to decide what to do (but I wouldn't suggest signing anything until you talk to an attorney).

I know that here in Michigan we have what's called a mini-tort law. I'm not sure what California has, but you can download a driver's guide from this address (see pages 66-67): http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/dl600.pdf. You will need to read the document for yourself to ascertain exactly what you need to do.

I hope this gives you a start.