Is this legal?
I filled out a cashiers check to purcase a rv that was under priced and told the man who I was in business with to put it in my name and company name.
He got it and we used it at work and stuff,we had a falling out and i wanted to sell he tell's me i have no say in it.
I run the cashiers check backtracking to find the company that sold it and on the check beside my name as purchaser he put
/his name.
To my knowledge the rv is in his name only.
So question is....can he legally alter my check without my approval?
And what options do I have?
2006-08-18 03:51:32 · 15 answers · asked by godfather_22580 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Some asked how i can prove it and he was just gonna deny it...
I have a copy front and back of the cashiers check along with the carbon copy.
My carbon copy does not have his name on it however the banks copy does.
If he tries to say someone set him up or some bull sh*t story,just have police check to see what name it's registered under.
2006-08-18 04:01:08 · update #1
Also,the title does not have my name on it.He was supposed to put it on the title but as i said he took "my"cashier's check that was going to pay for it,then added his name in bottom left corner beside mine like i said my name/his name
I did not authorize him to do this.
2006-08-18 04:16:10 · update #2
Ok people are reading wrong...
I gave check to business partner to take to E*TRADE and pay them for a RV.
My name was to go on it and the company name.
Instead he put his name on my check and put rv in his name.I do not owe him any money or nothign he altered my check and did not put my name on title as was a part of me paying for the rv.
2006-08-18 05:00:17 · update #3
Whose name is on the title? I believe it is criminal for him to alter the cashiers check by adding his name since you purchased it. Did the funds to get the cashiers check come from your bank account? If so you have proof that he has no claim to the RV.
2006-08-18 03:59:54 · answer #1 · answered by Maria b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cashiers check is one that can not be altered. What he did was commit fraud.
The only way his company would be able to have any say in a sale of the vehicle is if you are financing it through him. If the cashier's check was just a "down payment", and you are making monthly payments to his company, then he has some ownership in the vehicle. It's just like a car loan from a bank - you can't sell it without buying out the amount you owe to the bank, in effect, owning the vehicle outright.
If he altered the check, that is a federal offense, so if you paid him in full, then I would get a copy of that cashier's check and any other evidence you may have against him and take a trip to the local DA's office, with a stop at a business lawyer's office for some advice on the situation.
2006-08-18 11:25:53 · answer #2 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I also believe there are two copies of these. One from you and one the bank keeps. Ask the bank for a copy of the original they are required to keep. Thats if this is the same as a money order from the bank, im not to sure. Either way he can not alter your check.
2006-08-18 10:59:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. As far as the RV is concerned, it depends whose name is on the title.
2. As far as the check is concerned, it is illegal to alter a check, but not necessarily to just add a note.
3. As far as your business practices are concerned, sorry to say, but you should have been more careful. He saw your weakness and took advantage. Don't let it happen again.
2006-08-18 11:01:51 · answer #4 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No he doesn't have the right to alter your check. I would seek legal action. He is committing fraud by adding his na,e to the cashiers check. you would probably have to get proof from the bank that you were the original purchaser of the check though. Good luck.
2006-08-18 10:59:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
from what i gather on the said evidense..tv speak for what u said it should be in both your names if he put his name on the check and yours it should be that way on the "original bill of sale "it self..check the original bill of sale for the names on it and if both names are on it then neitherof you can sell it without the others consent as well...there a lesson here for all of us...there is much legl stuff in busness that a lawer is needed for when you have a falling out..if he altered the check that is fraud in the eyes of the law.like i said check the original bill of sale for the names on the sale from the rv dealership..if it has the company name on it and he is a registared partner you may have to sell the company and divide the proceeeds up acoring to the partnership deal..you did use a lawer for that....right??? good luck
2006-08-18 11:06:03 · answer #6 · answered by jester_die 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds like fraud to me, and I would run not walk to an attorney, because if the cashiers check came from your bank account, and if your name is the only one on the account, then this could possibly be seen as forgery.
2006-08-18 10:58:55 · answer #7 · answered by skib 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm...I'm no legal guru, but it would seem to me that what he did was shady at the least. I think you should contact an attorney, even if just one that will answer a phone question, and see what they say. There are many in my town that wil give a free initial consultation...find one of them and check. Good luck with this, and to your partner...shame on you!!!!
2006-08-18 10:59:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a lawyer seek legal councel, because we here on Q&A are not qualified to answer that intellegently, get help.
Good luck
2006-08-18 11:07:13 · answer #9 · answered by Tom Sawyer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to call the police fraud squad, and hire an attorney and put him in jail.
2006-08-18 11:02:59 · answer #10 · answered by biged 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋