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While I was gone on deployment my exgirlfriend and I split up. She owned a house where all my belonging were. She told me several times that she has packed up all my things in my car and taken my car out and left it abandoned with the keys in it. I got a letter from a towing company saying that my car had been sold at auction. What can I do in this matter? Some of the things I had at the house were given to me by family memebers that have passed on. I just need to know what I can do legally in this situation. Can I sue?
Optional Information: State/Country of Question: Washington Already Tried: I havent done anything yet because I just returned from deployment to find out the news.
The proper cause of action for this type of wrong is called "breach of bailment" and you can sue your ex-girlfriend and possibly the towing company (for disposing of your personal belongings if they knew or should have know that you were on deployment). Depending on the value of your property, you may be able to sue in Small Claims court where the process is a little easier. See the link below for info on what bailments are all about.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailment
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