Legal advice? Please!

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Hello everyone,

This is off-topic but I need help! Help a fellow Nurse! And if this is in the wrong topic, please let me know because I tried searching and couldn't find one. So, the store is that my brother sold a car, the release of liability and the title was signed and turned into DMV. The potential repairs and cosmetic work were discussed with the buyer briefly. The next day, the buyer came back stating that the mechanic said it was "illegal" to drive "due to safety reasons" Now he wants my brother to pay HALF of the repair expenses. He threatened that if we don't pay half, he will bring in his lawyer into this case. What can we do in this case? The car was sold for very cheap and after paying half the expense the car will be practically free!

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Specializes in L&D; GI; Fam Med; Home H; Case mgmt.

This is all speculation because I don't know the law about this, but this was a done deal. It was up to the potential buyer to get the car checked out BEFORE making the buy, and if he didn't, too bad. If any known problems were disclosed to the buyer and he bought anyway, it's his problem, not your brother's. I'd tell him to go ahead and bring his lawyer in on the case. I doubt seriously he even has one - it's just a strong-arm tactic to force your brother to fork out money.

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

you probably need a lawyer to defend this

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Specializes in ICU.

I don't think this is the best place to be posting this...

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

No one here can even begin to give legal advice....

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I know I should contact an attorney regarding this but have no experience because I'm only 22 and brother is much younger and we've never dealt with these kind of situations before. I guess I just wanted opinions from you guys and suggestions from fellow nurses. Thanks everyone.

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Specializes in CTICU.

Look at your state lemon law - generally private car sales are "as is" and the buyer has no recourse after the fact, as they should have checked it out before money changed hands. You should be able to google that and I wouldn't think you'd need a lawyer, depending on your state laws.

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Specializes in Peri-op/Sub-Acute ANP.

I think they are trying it on because you and your brother are young. They don't have a leg to stand on. They should have checked the car before buying it. It's a second-hand vehicle, being sold cheap according to you. "Buyer Beware". If they had the money for a lawyer, I doubt they would have been buying a cheap car from you in the first place. I would just call their bluff, but that's just my 2 cents (and probably only worth 2 cents, legally).

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Sorry, but per our terms of service, to which you agreed at sign-up, we can't provide legal advice.

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