Legal Question in Business Law in Georgia

breech of verbal contract

I was buying a truck from a dealership. The original signed contract call for me to pay $325.00 per month. I never miss a payment. I was laid off from my job. The owner told me and my wife to pay $200 per month until I return back to work. I paid $200 for apprx 10 month. Never miss a month. One morning I looked outside and my truck was gone. I call my dealership and they said the repossess my truck. Till this day they have not told me why. I have all my receipts that are up to date. Can the dealership take my truck like that? Don't they have to tell me why? and If I'm not behind on the verbal agreement payment of $200, how can they take my truck back after taking my payments of $200.00 for approx. 10 month.


Asked on 3/19/09, 11:17 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

Re: breech of verbal contract

Even if you are correct, you have no evidence that the contract was changed. You should have put the new terms in writing, signed by the other party. In many cases, the car dealer does not even have the right to change the terms because they are not the lender, but you also did not provide that information (and it would not change the fact that you have no proof of the new arrangement).

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Answered on 3/20/09, 5:25 am


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