Legal Question in Family Law in Ohio
Can someone please help me...... I'm in a situation that my nephew that took my equipment without my permission to the dealer where I bought the equipment from and told the dealer to sell it for what I owe the dealer for.....which my nephew never told me about he just went ahead and did this on his own without my permission...... My nephew is not involved with my company......he just bought my Dads property and that's where I had my equipment. Does my nephew have any legal right to do that without my permission or is it same as theft?
1 Answer from Attorneys
In Ohio, if you can prove that the items were yours then the sale of them to the dealer was illegal and the nephew could be prosecuted for theft. The dealer could be prosecuted for receiving stolen property. This is especially the case if these are titled items that have to be registered with a governmental agency (like a car). You would also have a civil suit against your nephew for conversion and against the dealership as well.
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