Does she have the right to my truck?

[GilmoreKR]

Kentucky...I was involved in a homosexual relationship with someone for two months. During that time I purchased a vehichle for which they gave me 17,000 dollars in cash, stating this was not a loan and I was not indebted to them. I tried to get them to let me sign a promissary note to make payments but they said no. The relationship ended very abruptly and they are now saying they want the title to my truck. I have proof in the form of email that this was a gift and was not to be repaid even thought I insisted on making monthly payments. They no longer want to consider monthly payments. While the relationship was fine so was the arrangement. The truck is titled in my name only and has no lein there is also no receipt for the exchange of the cash. They are harrassing me at work and have gone to my family members in person. What rights do I have and can I be sued? I don't want to give up my truck and I said I would make monthly payments.
Thank you in advance for the advice,
KRG

[Edited by GilmoreKR on 04-22-2001 at 12:24 AM]

 

[JETX]

Based purely on your post, it sounds like you should be able to mount a fairly solid defense if they decide to take any action. Without any specific agreement (verbal or written) for repayment, the title in your name, etc. the burden of proof will be on them to show that you agreed to a lump payment, much less periodic payments. And with the emails you have, it could pretty much doom any attempts by them to force immediate payment. One comment about 'emails'... they are VERY easy to fake and, as such, generally have little weight as evidence in most cases (also, you need to make sure you have the 'headers'). Tip: Print out the full email including headers and keep a hardcopy. There are lots of times that the 'evidence' died with the hard drive!!