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[goldtears]

(NH)In 2004 my brother drove my unregistered car(I was in the process of transferring ownership to my mother) without my permission. He was in an accident. I had no prior knowledge of his drive nor did I hear about his accident till several days after it occurred. The car was totaled. I told him to junk the car. He informed me it was "all set". When the car was totaled it was towed. He neglected to pay the tow company or the garage. The transfer of ownership was never completed as i was under the impression the car had been disposed of. The car has been at the garage since 2004. I had no knowledge or personal contact with the tow company or garage. I recently received a lawsuit for services and storage of the car totalling 2300. i agree the garge deserves payment but it seems to me they are going after the wrong person. Please advise.

[JETX]

Originally Posted by goldtears

it seems to me they are going after the wrong person.

Your post is confusing in it seems to suggest that your mother was still the registered owner. If that is correct, they should be suing HER.
However, if you are in fact the registered owner of the vehicle, their suit is correctly named.

You will have to either add your brother to their suit (3rd party) or have to file a separate suit against him to recover your 'damages' (the amount you have to pay due to HIS accident).
Your verbal agreement to 'junk the car' and his claim it was done... is NOT really relevant.... and virtually unprovable.