Q: Can my friends dad take my motorcycle from me?
My friend purchased a motorcycle for me with the verbal agreement I would make payments to him. I have my bike. My friend was killed on the 4th of July. Can his dad take my bike? What can I do? My friend was the owner of a motorcycle shop and was going to put the title in the shops name till I payed off the bike then I would have it transferred to me. None of that was able to be done before he was killed
A: Ownership of a motor vehicle, including a motorcycle, is passed by signing and delivering the certificate of title over to the new owner. This is commonly known. If the title to the motorcycle is in your deceased friend's name, it passes to his heirs either according to his Will (if he had one) or according to law (if he didn't).
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