Re: I need help (Accidents and legal stuff)

["Daniel Chenault" <danielc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV....

What he says is not as relevant as what the paperwork shows. At that moment,
the owner of the car, as far as the state was concerned, is the boyfriend.
He can say the car was hers, but he can't prove it without her agreeing that
she had bought it, yet they had not yet completed the paperwork. As the
other poster pointed out, the insurance of the driver is what is key. He is
responsible for his actions as driver, regardless of who owns the car.

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From: "Michael Ting" <lupin@domain.elided>
To: "BMW Digest" <bmw-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 1:14 AM
Subject: I need help (Accidents and legal stuff)


> I have a friend who just got in an accident. She broke her wrist, but
what's
> more is that she has a bigger problem that she has to deal with.
>
> Let me start with what happened. She was in a car with her boyfriend. She
> just bought the car from him, and she's handed the cash to him. However,
the
> title is still in his name.
>
> Her boyfriend was driving the car when the accident happened. Their car
hit
> a car in front of them, and that linked to another car. When the accident
> happened, the boyfriend told the police that he had sold the car to her,
and
> she had already paid for the car.
>
> Now, who would be responsible for this? The title is still in her
> boyfriend's name, so legally the car is still in his name. He was the one
> driving the car. She is scared that she'll be hold responsible for the
> damages. Since she just bought the car, obviously she doesn't have any
> insurance. Who will pay for the damages?? (Question 1)
>
> If the judge decided that it is not her fault (her b/f to pay damages),
what
> should she do with the money that was meant for the car's payment?? (She
> gave it to her b/f, but he is a jerk) I'm afraid that he will take the
money
> from her to pay for the damages, but he won't give her the title to the
car.
> (Question 2)
>
> Thanks.
>
> Michael Ting
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