Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Pennsylvania

I paid for the car and put it in her name- she took it

2 months ago I bought a car. I had one of my friends go with me to look at them. I found one that I liked and got a great deal. When it came time to buy the car, I realized that my car ins. had expired. My friend then offered to put the car in her name, with her ins. & then we could trans it over. She decided to pay for the car & I would repay her by having my fed tax refund depo in her bank a week later.

This said & done, I had been giving her money for the car ins. for 2 months. This last month we were suppose to meet up & I was going to give her the money for car ins. She ended up cancelling and for a few days after that we played ''phone tag''. On the 4th night, she had my car towed from my property. Now she is saying she will not give me my car back inless I pay towing fees, lot fees, the ins. (obviously i do owe insurance & the damages that were done to the car from it being towed. She is claiming that there are no brakes & the tires are bad. I had been driving the car & know this was not true when it was in my ownership.

I am a single mom of 2. This car was my life. I now have no way to get to work or get my kids around. I had the $100 and money to trans. the title. I dont have $600. to pay all this. What are my rights? thx


Asked on 5/01/04, 5:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles A. Pascal, Jr. Law Office of Charles A. Pascal, Jr.

Re: I paid for the car and put it in her name- she took it

Well, first...this is not a civil rights question. It is a contract question.

You made a contract with your friend. From what you're saying, you performed your end of the bargain. She didn't. It's a breach of contract, unjust enrichment, replevin case.

You can sue your friend to deliver what she promised, and pay the $600. It will most probably cost you between $100-600 to accomplish that, however. What you spend should on fees to file suit should also be recoverable should you win. Attorneys fees MAY be recoverable.

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Answered on 5/01/04, 6:33 pm


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