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Man finds his car at recycling center and is bitten by a dog
A man was bitten by a dog at a recycling center on Saipan, where he found his missing car after it was allegedly towed without his permission.
Rakibul Islam is now suing Triple Star International Corp. and its president, Wa Gon Xiong, in Superior Court for conversion, trespass to chattels, strict liability, negligence, premises liabilities, and fraud.
Islam, through counsel Michael W. Dotts, wants Triple Star held liable for unspecified damages, court costs, and attorney’s fees.
Saipan Tribune tried but failed to contact Triple Star and Xiong yesterday for comments.
According to the complaint, Islam had parked his 1991 Toyota Tercel in his yard on Oct. 14, 2014, when Triple Star towed the vehicle away without his permission and stored it in the premises of the recycling center. In doing so, Dotts said that Triple Star damaged the vehicle.
A neighbor told Islam about the incident.
Islam later found his vehicle at Triple Star, saw that it had been damaged, and told Xiong that the car belonged to him.
Dotts said Xiong acknowledged that Triple Star did not have the right to tow the car away and promised that they would repair the damage and return the car to Islam.
Dotts said that while Islam was on Triple Star’s premises he was bitten by a dog.
Relying on Xiong’s promises, Islam left without taking the car back and went on to obtain medical care for the dog bite.
Dotts said that between Oct. 14, 2014, and Feb. 27, 2015, Islam repeatedly called Triple Star to find out if the company had already repaired his vehicle.
Islam went back to Triple Star on Feb. 27, 2015, and discovered that the car had still not been repaired, so he took it back. Islam had to pay an auto repair shop for the damage.
Dotts said Triple Star took the car with the intent to sell it as scrap metal. He said Triple Star kept possession of the car after Oct. 14, 2014, with no intention of repairing it and in the hope that Islam would give up and abandon it.
Dotts said as a result of Xiong’s negligence, Islam was bitten by the dog and suffered physical, emotional, and other damage.
