If a neighbor accidentally backed her or his car into the fence that divides your property, destroying a large section of it, and you sued your neighbor in court for damages, you would be the ________.

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The plaintiff is the party who files a lawsuit against another party (in this case, the neighbor who damaged the fence). The defendant is the party being sued. The respondent is a party who is responding to a legal action, but in this scenario, the neighbor would be the defendant. Dissenter is not relevant to this scenario.

If a Neighbor Accidentally Backed Her or His Car into the Fence