Did that Michael.  Didn't keep the insurance company lawyer from coming after me.  DMc

---- Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com> wrote:
> Michael in San Antonio
> 91GL AT 'Gringo'
> 73 Beetle
> When you sell it, pay the 5.00 and send in the part of the title that
> indicates it was sold.  Just in case new buyer doesn't register it.  I also
> get a drivers license copy and attach it to the notice to the DMV. My .02
>
> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > I don't even want to imagine all the concerns renting one's personal
> > vehicle would entail.  I once sold a car, accepting the money and signing
> > the title over in the normal way.  Buyer had at that time in Texas 30 days
> > to obtain title in his own name.  Meanwhile, he wrecked the car, but worse,
> > totalled a new pickup and badly injured two other people in the process.
> >  Injured people's insurance company lawyer found me.  Took me a lawyer and
> > several months to get that off my mind.  Came out ok for me, but I can't say
> > the plaintiffs were wrong in coming after me.  I would probably do the same
> > thing -- go after the "owner" of the vehicle.  Except I didn't actually own
> > it.  What would happen if one really did still own the vehicle?  Of course,
> > like everyone, I've loaned a car to a friend or relative, but in that case,
> > insurance is clearly in force.  I've only sold pne vehicles since that
> > incident, and I sold the vehicle on the condition that the buyer and I go
> > together and transfer title.  Don't know that that is necessary (clearly not
> > by law), but it makes me feel better.
> >
> > DMc
> >
> >
> >