How do I get the title to this car?

Question

A friend of mine drove his car down from Oregon to Arkansas after buying it from his ex-boss.. it started acting up, so he sold it to me for a plane ticket.

All I have is a bill of sale from him to me. I also have the bill of sale from the original owner to him. The owner before him has the title and is avoiding him because of the way their work-relationship ended, whatever.

My main issue is: I cannot register this car in my state because I do not have a title. What are my options here?

Answer 1

Try getting in contact with the original guy who sold it to your friend to get the title. If he fails to give it up the only other option you have is to take him to court for the title, but in turn your friend will have to take him to get the title since your friend had bought the car first. I would try getting in touch with the guy. Going to court for a title is long process. Be careful the guy can always report the car as stolen since he still holds the title and its in his name.