What are our rights if our used car was totaled 6 days after its purchase?
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What are our rights if our used car was totaled 6 days after its purchase?
We never titled the car in our own name since we only owned it 6 days and we had already settled with the other insurer; they paid us and took possession of the car. It has been 7 months and now I get a packet in the mail stating the insurance company who paid me wants me to title the car in our name thus costing me more money. Legally do I have too or can I tell them tough and you pay for it?
Asked on January 23, 2014 under Accident Law, Kansas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
Legally, if you had purchased it, it *should* have been titled in your name as of the moment of purchase, so yes, they can require you to do this, so that you--and not they--incur any additional costs or expenses in relation to it. If you refuse to, they will likely be able to take legal action against you.
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