Q: Can I personally sue for conversion civil case?
I have company and my company has car and title with its name. I have also lease agreement where my company lease that car to me. The car was stolen and then recovered. Can I sue person who stole that car in civil court for conversion? Or it should be my company?
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MORE INFO WOULD BE HELPFUL
WHY NOT SUE UNDER BOTH NAMES.
HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD BE ADVISED A LAWYER WOULD NORMALLY ONLY TAKE A CASE LIKE THIS ON AN HOURLY.......AND NOT A CONTINGENCY.
YOU CAN ALWAYS SUE ANYONE FOR ANYTHING......THE ISSUE IS MORE, WILL YOU WIN AND CAN YOU AFFORD A LAWYER.
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I SHOULD ALSO MENTION, THOUGH YOU CAN SUE AND MAYBE PREVAIL, WILL YOU BE ABLE TO COLLECT FROM THE DEFENDANT.
ONCE YOU GET A VERDICT YOU CAN RENEW IT EVERY 10 YEARS...........
I WOULD CONSIDER HOW MUCH YOU ARE OUT, HOW MUCH THE INS CO WILL PAY YOU AND WHETHER THE D HAS ANY CHANCE TO BEING ABLE TO PAY YOU.
A: As the previous answer stated it would seem both could sue but you can't get a double recovery. Each would have different claims. It's really hard to analyze without more information. You should sit down with an attorney and go over all your options.
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