united-states civil-law insurance motor-vehicle missouri
Value of parts on a totaled car [MO, US]
<p>Suppose I was driving a totaled car and hit by someone, damaging one side mirror. The mirror was in good condition before this accident, although the car was totaled.</p>

<p>Can I file a claim against his insurance company to fix the mirror (assuming him at fault)? Does the mirror itself still have financial value, legally?</p>

<h2>The at fault driver is liable for the damage</h2>

<p>To avoid the complication that a written-off vehicle normally is not drivable and becomes the property of the insurer, let’s assume that it is legally parked in on the owner’s premises and an at fault driver strikes and destroys the mirror (or any other part) - they are liable for the damage done. The scrap value of the mirror.</p>
