Q: Horse Theft Question
About 3 years ago I had a horse that was sold out from under me at the time I didn't have the money or help to hire a lawyer to make a case (I knew who sold him without my okay but not the person who had him) I had just graduated high school and was barely 18 when it happend.
About a year later I found where he was and asked the girl to BUY him from her she refused YET sold him to someone else. I finally tracked that person down and the same thing happened. Now we are 3 years later and iI'm trying to track him down again. I want to know if there is anything iii can do to make them legally tell me where he is and get him back. I now have the money where I could hire someone possibly to serve them with papers. But being it has been so long I don't know what would happen.
His registration papers were also taken as well although they did not change over the name so the horse is legally in my name still.
We are in NC
A: The horse being stolen was a crime against you which you should have reported to the police back then. It might be too late at this stage to do that, because you knew about it back then and did not report it. People cannot just sit on their rights for years and then expect to be able to do something about it. Go see a local lawyer about this problem, for a full and frank discussion of what, if anything, can be done for you at this stage.
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