If I purchased $2400 worth of woodworking tools from my father but a couple of years later he sold them without my knowledge, what if anything can I do about it?

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If I purchased $2400 worth of woodworking tools from my father but a couple of years later he sold them without my knowledge, what if anything can I do about it?

I paid for them with the agreement that I could store them in his shop. I did’t find out about the sell until after my father died.

Asked on July 29, 2014 under Business Law, Georgia

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 9 years ago | Contributor

If your father were still alive and had the tools, you could take legal action to either get your money back or  get the tools. Unfortunately, if he sold them to someone who thought the tools belonged to your father and that your father could legally sell them, you have no cause of action against that person--you can't sue him/her for either the tools or the money--because he/she is an innocent third party who bought the tools for value in good faith.

If your father's estate (his belongings) have not yet been distributed, you could sue the estate to get back the money which you had paid. Of course, since some or all of that money presumably would come to you anyway, as an inheritance, that may not actually help you much. And if the estate has already been distributed, there is nothing to do, unfortunately.


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