There are roofers who are renovating an apartment next to mine and they have ladders that block the way out of the drive way. As I was exiting the drive way, there was a ladder (didn't see anyone on it) blocking it, but also seemed like enough room to maneuver to the side of it. I moved to the side of the ladder on my way out of the drive way only to scrape my car against the side wall (side mirror scraped).
As I came home, the crew leader said that he was going to sue me because I almost killed one of his workers. Nobody was injured and it's his word against mine. He said that cops were on their way, that he's going to sue me and file a report. I challenged him on his accusation and he told me he didn't want to argue. Those guys work for the realtor who owns my place too by the way.
I own a car that is narrow enough to squeeze through the drive way without hitting the ladder. Had I actually hit the ladder, I wouldn't have got a scrape on my side mirror due to my car being narrow.
Nobody was injured, and I stood by my word and he said I was calling his workers liars. I could very well say that they are calling me a liar for denying it, and I stand firm on what happened. Can he actually sue me? Nobody was injured, and the only thing he can do is say that my car hit the ladder (a lie since I heard the noise of my car scraping the wall, not hitting the ladder). He said I almost killed one of his workers and the realtor said that this is a concern because of the safety of her workers. It's their word against mine. Can I be sued for this?