Legal Question in Consumer Law in Virginia

Property Sold without Permission

Sometime ago I loaned a piece of landscaping equipment to someone and they never returned. I now found out they sold the equipment without notifying me. Is this a loss on my part or do I have legal grounds to pursue the money that was received for the sale of my equipment?


Asked on 11/03/08, 6:57 am

3 Answers from Attorneys
Cary Moseley Law Office of Cary Powell Moseley, PLLC

Re: Property Sold without Permission

Provided the claim is not barred by the statute of limitations, you would have a claim for money damages (civil suit).

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Answered on 11/03/08, 7:13 am
Nasir Butt Nasir Law Associates

Re: Property Sold without Permission

Civil suit lies for damages subject to the availability of limitation under law.

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Answered on 11/03/08, 7:41 am
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Property Sold without Permission

More specifically, (in my opinion)you should look into a possible cause of action for conversion and whether punitive damages might be available for this unauthorized retaining and selling of your personal property which presumably had been lent with the good faith understanding that it would be returned without exception to you within a reasonable time frame and in more or less the same condition in which it had been lent.

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Answered on 11/03/08, 11:24 am


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