Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Illinois

You already gave up title to a car that had only your name on it from what you say. How the dealer could take the car back with a loan against it I don't understand because NORMALLY the title is held by the lender, and a dealer won't take title back unless the loan is paid unless you have an agreement with the dealer to pay the loan off for you. So this is rather confusing. but in the end if your concern is the loan and your liability on it, then you will have only "the brother" and you to blame, because you had a right and obligation to protect yourself with the proper paperwork, and retain copies of it, and if "the brother" screwed you up, then you may be able to sue the brother. but for what? Are you being chased for any money here? You don't say so. Unless unloading the car cost you money, in which case you can sue but without the paperwork to show the brother was involved in the deal and actually was supposed to pay the loan, you may be out of luck.

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