Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Indiana

I have a vehicle that was parked in a public lot in Indiana for several weeks due to the belt breaking and my being unable to get back to the location to have it fixed. I was driving a semi and was not in the area much to be able to do anything about it. I asked permission from the company who uses that lot for their business (where I also went to driving school) if I could park my vehicle there for a while because I couldn't get the belt fixed. My vehicle was towed and neither my lienholder nor I were informed of the tow. The tow yard is trying to charge over $3000 and is also now attempting to put a mechanic's lien on the vehicle and sell it even though our local bank has a lien on it. All registration is up to date and payments are and have always been up to date. I reported the vehicle stolen and reported it to our insurance because Indiana Motor Desk said they did not have the vehicle in their system. I'm wondering if there is any recourse that we may have against the tow company seeing as they did not inform us of the tow and from what I've read they have 72 hours and must use certified mail? Any help would be appreciated.


Asked on 11/10/11, 9:42 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kenneth Wilk Rubino Ruman Crosmer & Polen

All of the facts would have to be reviewed, including your understanding with the lot owners, how the towing company got called, what notices they did give, if any. Then it can be determined what your possible rights of recourse are.

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Answered on 11/10/11, 5:07 pm


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