Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

I bought a car from a guy who compltely lied to me about everything with the car. I paid him a thousand dollars up front and agreed to pay him 750 in two weeks. After discovering all his lies about the car, I told him I don't want to pay him the rest of the money. He says he will see me in court. However, according to the state the car is registered in, he was never the legal owner and I know have the title. Since technically, he was never the owner, does he have a case against me to get the money?


Asked on 10/26/09, 7:12 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Probably. The seller may well have owned the car even though the registration was still in someone else's name.

Besides, if you bought the car from someone who didn't own it then the transaction was void and the car never became yours, regardless of what your title documents say (unless the seller is a dealer in used cars). If the court agrees with your argument you will thus defeat your own claim to the car.

This is a situation where you should be careful what you wish for.

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Answered on 10/31/09, 7:35 pm


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