Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Washington
Sale of an Automobile
A friend of mine sold an auto. He was paid by check for the auto. The person who bought the car stopped payment on the check she wrote but did not return the auto. What is my friends legal recourse of action? Can he repossess the vehicle? And how would he go about that?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Sale of an Automobile
An action for the return of personal property is called replevin.
Your friend can file suit in superior court and ask the court to require the buyer to appear and show cause why the vehicle should not be returned or the check made good. This can happen in a week, so long as he can find the buyer and get personal service on her.
There is also an action for stopping payment on a check.
Either way this goes, your friend is entitled to a remedy - either the car or the money. I'm afraid I don't really know any attorneys in Wenatchee, you might try looking at naca dot org. A consumer attorney would likely know just what to do.
Hope this helps. Elizabeth Powell
Re: Sale of an Automobile
Ms. Powell is correct; you can also probably just report the car stolen.
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