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[cdkirby]

What is the name of your state? Texas
My sister bought a used car from her friend.He said that he needed the money upfront so that he could get it fixed up.So they paid him $5200.00 plus they had to go and pay $840.00 for a transmission.A year later he decided that he didn't want to sell the car afterall.He paid them back $2000.00 and he returned the transmission to them which they got reimbursed for.But he is refusing to pay the rest of the money because he says that he kept insurance on it and thinks that he should be paid for that.What should they do?They have e-mails from him but they never got anything in writing?

 

[rmet4nzkx]

What is the name of your state? Texas
My sister bought a used car from her friend.He said that he needed the money upfront so that he could get it fixed up.So they paid him $5200.00 plus they had to go and pay $840.00 for a transmission.A year later he decided that he didn't want to sell the car afterall.He paid them back $2000.00 and he returned the transmission to them which they got reimbursed for.But he is refusing to pay the rest of the money because he says that he kept insurance on it and thinks that he should be paid for that.What should they do?They have e-mails from him but they never got anything in writing?

Did she ever have use of the vehicle?

 

[cdkirby]

No.He kept telling her that it didn't run.When in fact it did and he was driving it.

 

[rmet4nzkx]

Take him to court.

 

[cdkirby]

Thank you for your help.Will the e-mails and the fact that he paid some of the money back be enough to prove that he took their money?

 

[rmet4nzkx]

Does she have any proof of the money she gave him or was it cash? Witnesses, checking account records, admissions in emails and partial refund may prove existance of contract via estoppel if there was no written contract.