I am being sued by the previous owner of my property for the value of some old classic car bodies that I sold after the cars were left on my property for almost 8 years.
I purchased the property in 2012. Three classic car bodies were left in the barn on the property. There was nothing in writing stating I would store the cars for them, but there was a handshake agreement that I would hang onto them for a few years so they could come and get them when they had the funds. The barn subsequently burned in January of 2018. The cars suffered fire damage. Fast forward to 2020. The son of the guy who sold me the property messaged me to inquire about the cars. I told him I was going to finish cleaning up what was left of the barn that spring/summer and I would get rid of them if they were still there. Never heard another word, so I sold them for a whopping $600 in May of 2020. The son got word that the cars were gone. He wanted to know who bought them. I refused to divulge that information. I thought that was the end of it. Fast forward to 2026 and I received a civil complaint stating that I was being sued for the value of the three cars. $24,000. Does he have any case whatsoever?
Location: Minnesota