Legal Question in Consumer Law in Oregon

I sold a car to a "friend". 3 days later he texted me and said that the car was broken and that he thought that the motor was blown. Thinking that we sold him a bad car we agreed to take the car back and return his money.

After looking at the car we discovered that the problems were caused by the minor repairs that he did to the car. We let him know that we were only giving him a partial refund, and now he going to sue us for breaching a verbal contract. Does he have a leg to stand on?


Asked on 1/24/10, 8:09 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Meek Daniel W. Meek

The likelihood he will actually sue you is low. Filing a lawsuit is pretty complicated and expensive. And how is he going to prove the content of the "verbal contract"? Did he record your conversation without your knowledge? That would be illegal in Oregon, anyway.

If you go to court, it will be his word against yours. You should line up a mechanic to testify that the problems were caused by the buyer's repairs.

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Answered on 1/31/10, 8:01 pm


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