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Damaged carpet (Real Estate & Property Law)

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:59:00 GMT

What is the name of your state? Indiana
We hired a firm to resurface some concrete flooring. In the process, they accidently epoxied over some adjacent carpeting. The epoxy cannot be removed and the carpet is 6 years old, so new carpet won't match for patching just the damaged area. They passed it on to their insurance who asked us to get a quote for carpeting all contiguous areas. The insurance company will only pay 75% due to 'depreciation'. We feel that the contractor should make up the difference, but they refuse. Legally, does a small claims court case have any precedent for forcing them to replace the damaged carpet with no cost to us since we weren't the ones to ruin the carpet?
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