Legal Question in Consumer Law in Georgia

Buyer tried to stop a payment made for the seller's car

I, as a seller, sold a car to the buyer on July 5, 00. The buyer gave me an official check from her financial institution. That check has been endorsed by the buyer. The buyer has also signed the title of the car, so the transfer is complete.

Later on the buyer called and said she wanted to return a car, but I wouldn't accept it. I cashed that official check anyway. Finally, the buyer says she would file a charge on me for cashing her check without her permission. Is her endorsement on the check a permission to cash the check? What would I do now?


Asked on 7/11/00, 10:34 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles W. Field Charles W. Field, Attorney at Law

Re: Buyer tried to stop a payment made for the seller's car

It is not her endorsement of the check alone that controls. That combined with her giving you the check as part of the transaction completes the deal. There is no such thing as a charge for cashing a check without permission after she turned it over to you. Contact a local lawyer and threaten her with a lawsuit if she persists in threatening you.

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Answered on 9/13/00, 5:40 pm


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