In CA, Car gifter possibly liable?

[jackuaro]

Say someone gifts me a car. It is registered in my name, my insurance etc. If I am at fault in an accident, can anyone go after the person who gave me the car? This is in California. Thank you...

 

[CdwJava]

Anyone can try to sue anybody for anything ... going "after" someone is not as hard as succeeding.

On the face of it I cannot see where there would be any legal basis to hold the seller liable, but I can hypothesize some circumstance where there MIGHT be a legitimate claim.

In short, it would be highly unlikely to make a viable claim against a seller of a vehicle whose name appears no where on the title or registration.

- Carl

 

[jackuaro]

Thanks you...