Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Arkansas

Post Sale Assumed Property Damage Responsibilty

I sold a boat/engine/trailer to an individual on Feb 6th of this year in Arkansas. My impression was that the boat was in perfect running condition and that all water was drained out of the engine in preparation for the winter. These two points were communicate to the buyer. The individual who purchased the boat took it to Indianapolis where he lived and did not have the boat checked out until the last week of May almost 4 months later. The mechanic he took it to said there was a cracked engine block that could have either been caused by water in left in the block that froze or by it being left outside during the duration of the winter. The assumption by the buyer is that the first reason would by my fault and the second reason his fault thus he wishes to split the damage costs with me. I sold him a perfectly good running boat that was dry in preparation for the winter and feel I have no responsibility for what happened that last 120 days while it was out of my possession. Also, I had advised him to take the boat in for service once he got home to have it 100% checked out since his plans were to leave it outside in his yard which he did not do. Can he sue me for compensation for damages that I did not do.

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