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Asked almost 3 years ago - Brookfield, WI

I brought my car to and auto repair shop, and they told me it would cost more than the car is worth to fix it. i asked them if they knew someone who wanted to buy it for parts, they never got back to me on that. so i decided to junk it. when i went there to clean out my car and pay the bill so the junk yard could pick it up they told me they would get a diff. junk yard to pick it up so it would wash out the bill. the other day i saw the mechanic driving my car. he never said he wanted to buy it, he just kept it rather than sending to the junk yard like we had agreed on. i think he did it to evade paying me for my car.

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Yes i did sign the title, but we had a verbal contract stating that the car was to be sent to a junk yard. when i went back to get a few more things i forgot in the car the mechanic even told me "all the junk yard wanted was the supercharger." i really need help, can i sue this guy for breaking our verbal contract? can i make him return the car to me? i have no idea what to do, i know i didnt explain very well what happened but to me it seems like he did something illegal. i feel that this guy should have to pay me for my car because he decided to keep it rather than send it to the junk yard.

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Lu Ann Trevino

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Answered almost 3 years ago. Debt / Lending Agreements Lawyer in Houston, TX.

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I am not licensed to practice law in your state.

These comments are made for educational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. No attorney-client relationship exists between us.

You could have a claim for conversion of property. He exercised such control over your property that in fact took it from you. I think you should sue for the value you would have gotten if you had sold the car for junk.

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