Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Virginia
6 Months ago someone i know gave me a free set of rims for my car, because they have been sitting in his house for 3 months, i do have witnesses he gave them to me for free. Then about 3 months after him giving them to me i sold them for $700 dollars, i then gave 200 dollars to the person who gave me for the rims so he could get sometime out of it, from the kindness of my heart, he is now saying i owe him $500 dollars for the rims still. I did not sign anything saying i had "bought" the rims or have started a "payment" plan when i received the rims, do you think he can actually bring me to court like he has threatened me he will. Or does he not have a case because they were a gift and there was no contract involved.
2 Answers from Attorneys
If the rims were in fact a gift to you, the one now apparently afflicted with a case of "giver's remorse", so to speak, could still sue you for the amount that you allegedly agreed to pay for them, and it would be up to the small claims court judge to rule on the matter.
He can try. Do you have witnesses to the alleged gift? It does seem silly that he would "sell" you something so valuable without getting paid or getting it in writing. If what you say is true and you can prove it, he does not have a very good case. Good luck.
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