Boss Paid With Car, And "Repo'd" After It Was Paid Off
WASHINGTON: My boyfriend worked all summer long with no money, because it was all paying towards a truck his boss purchased for him. I have a bill of sale, a contract that says when the balance is at Zero, we would receive the title to the truck. A month ago, we received that title, and have been in the process of switching it into our names, but needed a "certificate of fact" because it is a "trustee" title. Anyways, like i said, we have original title, signed over to me by both legal owners, a bill of sale from the legal owners, and a contract between his boss and him. So last week he was "fired", and his boss came and had the truck repossessed! I showed the tow truck guy the title, bill of sale, and contract, he showed me NOTHING! The cops came, I showed them, they let the guy drive off! Now the boss has possession of the truck, and we have nothing for 7 days/week, 12-16 hours of work/day all summer! What are my rights? The cops keep pushing me to the courts, the lawyers in town dont want me because it is a civil case involving police, and i have no money. And on top of all that he still owes him back wages around $1500! Is it also legal in washington to take a car out of an impound lot withOUT a title? someone please help me!
Re: Boss Paid with Car, and "Repo'd" when paid off!
Your boyfriend can make a wage and hour claim against his former boss with the state. Your boyfriend can sue his former boss for the money owed, including the value of the truck.
You haven't indicated what basis you would have to sue anybody - what loss did you suffer?
Re: Boss Paid with Car, and "Repo'd" when paid off!
The truck is worth $6500, and he owes about $1500 in back wages...we were told by the cops to sue him also. We are poor. It is pay check to paycheck as it is, and now he is unemployed. I dont understand why we have to do this when we have all the documentation, including the title!
Our losses were the truck and his wages.
Re: Boss Paid with Car, and "Repo'd" when paid off!
You don't have the truck at all, which was supposedly the payment, so try to see if the state will assist you with a wage claim for all of the money.