He Took My Car and Because His Name Was The Only One There I Got Screwed, Help?

[redandwild69]

In April of 1999 I was dating a man who agreeded to help me buy a car. Since I was only 17 I could not get a loan out in my name so he got the loan in his and we agreeded to put my name on after I turned 18. We broke up a month later and I moved to Utah from Oregon were the car was purchased. I had the car in my posession the whole time. The registration was in his name and so was the loan and the insurance, but I paid the loan company every month with money orders with my name on them and was in contact concerning me getting on the loan. I sent him the money for the insuance every month and we talked often. The trade in that I used when the car was bought was my old Toyota registered to me and I paid the down out of my pocket.
I saved the reciepts for everything just in case something was to happen and I even had some of them noterized. I moved to California turned 18 and got into an accident in my car. We put it into an auto body shop to be fixed with his help because I still had insurance through him. I was not able to get on the loan until he signed a transfer of eguity putting me in first position on the loan and him in second. He wanted off the loan completly and there was no way of doing that. Without my knowlege he came from Oregon were he lived and took the car from the body shop were they would only release to him since his name was the only one on the car and left. I have proof that I had the full intention of purchasing the car with reciepts of every car, and insurance payment. I also have a copy of the down on the car and the proof of trade in being mine. I want to sue him for the money I put into the car. Just the payments, down, and trade in value. Do I have a case? If so how do I go about it? Can this be called a breach of contract even if there was no original agreement sigined that the car was to be put in my name when I turned 18?

Left Stranded

[This message has been edited by redandwild69 (edited April 30, 2000).]

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by redandwild69:
In April of 1999 I was dating a man who agreeded to help me buy a car. Since I was only 17 I could not get a loan out in my name so he got the loan in his and we agreeded to put my name on after I turned 18. We broke up a month later and I moved to Utah from Oregon were the car was purchased. I had the car in my posession the whole time. The registration was in his name and so was the loan and the insurance, but I paid the loan company every month with money orders with my name on them and was in contact concerning me getting on the loan. I sent him the money for the insuance every month and we talked often. The trade in that I used when the car was bought was my old Toyota registered to me and I paid the down out of my pocket.
I saved the reciepts for everything just in case something was to happen and I even had some of them noterized. I moved to California turned 18 and got into an accident in my car. We put it into an auto body shop to be fixed with his help because I still had insurance through him. I was not able to get on the loan until his signed a transfer of eguity putting me in first position on the loan and him in second. He wanted off the loan completly and there was no way of doing that. Without my knowlege he came from Oregon were he lived and took the car from the body shop were they would only release to him since his name was the only one on the car and left. I have proof that I had the full intention of purchasing the car with reciepts of every car, and insurance payment. I also have a copy of the down on the car and the proof of trade in being mine. I want to sue him for the money I put into the car. Just the payments, down, and trade in value. Do I have a case? If so how do I go about it?

Left Stranded<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


My response:

You mentioned so many different States, that I'm dizzy . . . . Oh, ya, you're in California now. Whew !! Are you sure you didn't co-write the song, "Goin' Mobile" by "The Who"? Pete Townsend is a great guy.

Oh, now on to your issue(s). You have a case for Breach of Contract. Since you're in California, Small Claims court has a jurisdictional limit of $5,000.00. There isn't much room on the Small Claims Complaint form, so you'll need to write in the space provided: "See attached sheet." Then, write everything you've said here (except the word is "agreed" - not "agreeded") and you should win. Bring all your papers with you on your court date. Filing is quick, cheap, down and dirty. You'll get a court date within a few weeks.

Good luck.

IAAL


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