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I WILL SUE YOU…. LEGAL LANE By Jim Klepper 40 September 2016 BestDriverJOBS www.bestdriverjobs.com M y friend borrowed a trailer from me and is refusing to give it back. He has had the trailer since last summer and says I sold it to him, but I did not. If I did sell it as he claims, he has never paid me any- thing for it and my son now needs it. I need your help to decide what I can do to get back something a friend took from me; can I call the cops, can I just go get it, or should I sue him? Should you call the cops? You may if you want but they are unlikely to spend much time on your trailer when they need to be issuing speeding tickets or chasing bad guys. Keep in mind they will file a report, but unless you have proof to show them, they will treat this as what you say versus what your friend says. They are not there to determine who the owner is — that is up to the courts. They just want to prevent crime and keep the peace. So before you call them, have someone with you who can vouch for you telling the truth. Should you just go get it? Not such a good idea, as he may call the cops saying you stole his property, plus there is the issue that you are trespass- ing on his property. And of course, he might just be there and there could be a fight, which could do harm to you or him physically. A fight would be a whole other claim, and for sure the cops would get involved. Should you sue him to get the trailer? This way can be expensive and time consuming, but there are a few things you should consider. First, have you tried to reason with or compromise on the trailer? Does he have a receipt for his paying you? Is this trailer special and only it will work for your son, or is this really about money? Is this really a dispute over the amount of money you say he owes for the trailer? Before you sue him, you will want to make a final demand for either payment or return of the trailer, and make it in writing mailed to his