Thank you for taking the time with this.
I'll be contacting the court.
I still can't believe they didn't show. The guy lives in the same city and the lawyer's office is near the court where this was held.

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Originally Posted by biggiedachsie

Thank you for taking the time with this.
I'll be contacting the court.
I still can't believe they didn't show. The guy lives in the same city and the lawyer's office is near the court where this was held.

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I'm also surprised, this is not the usual case of a junk debt buyer. I'm sorry, but I think this guy would have won the case. Your daughter sold him a car she was not legally entitled to sell. A leased car is owned by the leasor, not the leasee. Unless she used the proceeds of the sale to buy out the lease she could be charged with fraud or car theft.

How long ago did this happen?

The sale was in May, 2006.
Chrysler says all but about 3000 was paid off, and according to my stepdaughter, the guy was to have gone to the dealer for the final payment and paperwork to finalize sale. He never showed to do that. At the time of the "sale", she was employed as a salesperson at a dealership. I've gotten a lot of info since this all came to my attention, and most of it is questionable at best.
I'm fully aware that a car is stilled owned by the leasor, that's why I don't understand how she got this whole thing going and almost done.
The guy was gullible enough to hand her a down payment check for $5,000, then another for over $21,000, on the promise (and a signed contract between the two of them) that when the final payment was made, she would get the title and sign over to him. I guess he thought since he had a contract, all was good. Evidently, she did that, then failed to follow through on the final portion of the deal. Her fault, and his, but I got caught in the middle w/o even being aware until recently.
Another reason I'm "peaved".
Scott, I really appreciate your thoughts on this. I got on here looking for answers, because I can't afford a lawyer. This has helped calm me down somewhat, since I've been very worried from the onset of the process.