What is the name of your state (Oregon - where the transaction took place / Hawaii - where I currently live)?
Hello,
I need to find out if an (oregon) small claims court case is the proper channel to use in order to gain official ownership (title) of a vehicle.
The details...
I bought a motorcycle from a co-worker in 2006. We wrote a bill of sale, but the title was lost so no title was present at the time of sale. He was supposed to file for a lost title from DMV and get it to me as soon as the title came in.
The co-worker got a job opportunity in San Diego and re-located before the title came back. I tried contacting him with no luck. I tried to get a lost title from the DMV myself but since my name was not on the title, no luck (the bill of sale of course doesn't matter to DMV.)
About six months ago (before moving from Oregon to Hawaii) I got in contact of the co-worker who has since moved back to Oregon. He apologized and said he'd get right on it and get me the title. 6 months later, no contact again.
Do I have any re-course through small claims? I need to get proof of ownership of the vehicle in order to register it here in Hawaii. Right now it's just sitting and rusting.
Thank you for your time.
Hello,
I need to find out if an (oregon) small claims court case is the proper channel to use in order to gain official ownership (title) of a vehicle.
The details...
I bought a motorcycle from a co-worker in 2006. We wrote a bill of sale, but the title was lost so no title was present at the time of sale. He was supposed to file for a lost title from DMV and get it to me as soon as the title came in.
The co-worker got a job opportunity in San Diego and re-located before the title came back. I tried contacting him with no luck. I tried to get a lost title from the DMV myself but since my name was not on the title, no luck (the bill of sale of course doesn't matter to DMV.)
About six months ago (before moving from Oregon to Hawaii) I got in contact of the co-worker who has since moved back to Oregon. He apologized and said he'd get right on it and get me the title. 6 months later, no contact again.
Do I have any re-course through small claims? I need to get proof of ownership of the vehicle in order to register it here in Hawaii. Right now it's just sitting and rusting.
Thank you for your time.