What to do if I gave my classic car to a guy to paint and he took the car car apart but never finished the job?
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What to do if I gave my classic car to a guy to paint and he took the car car apart but never finished the job?
I lent him money over a 3 year period to help him get along so he would paint the car. He also kept telling me he was getting an insurance settlement and would pay me back. Turns out he was lying about he settlement and was not ever going to receive one. He also never finished my car. What can he be charged with?
Asked on November 25, 2013 under Business Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
Anne Brady / Law Office of Anne Brady
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
If you only loaned him money and did not prepay him to paint the car, you can not sue him for breach of contract. You can sue over his failure to repay the debt, depending on what the agreement was for the time frame for the payback. There is no crime here with which he can be "charged." There are no debtors' prisons anymore.
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