Hey all,
Location: Minnesota
Going to talk with my step dad later as he is a long time lawyer but wanted some insight from all you amazing people.
My Dad was killed back in September, his car was stolen and we reported it.
Somehow the car was sold to an auto dealer and they in turn sold it to someone else.
The car is worth 20k or was.
The title is in the new owner name and they didn’t know it was stolen.
Also, my dad didn’t have any assets and I think their even was a lien against the car.
Is it worth pursuing the dealership for legal action or what would you guys do?
Comments
Part of this may depend on the size of the lien, and if the dealership is liable TO YOU regarding any of these issues.
The best gauge here is if it is worth the time and effort for you to deal with civilly against the dealership, and whether or not the laws require them to make sure the car was not stolen. At that point, is the money yours, or the estate? If the estate, does it have to go toward paying debts?
If your stepdad is willing to do it pro bono, it MIGHT be worth it. If not, then you probably need to let it go and let the cops handle it and just see if any restitution comes that way. If this was a case in the hundreds of thousands, maybe. But an unknown amount of possible equity in a $20k car that you might be lucky to get $15k for in these circumstances? I dunno.