I bought a car with only one of the two co-signer’s signatures. I thought the ‘/’ meant ‘or’ but the DMV tells me it means ‘and’. What do I do?

I bought a car with only one of the two co-signer’s signatures. I thought the ‘/’ meant ‘or’ but the DMV tells me it means ‘and’. What do I do?

I bought a car from someone out-of-state whose name appears on the car title. He signed it and handed me the title. However, two names where on it, and in California, instead of putting the word AND to imply both signatures are required, it had a ‘/’. The DMV tells me this means ‘or’ and not ‘and’ so they won’t transfer the title to me. The guy refuses to give me back my money, and the the other co-signer cannot be reached. What should I do? Do I need a lawyer from the California county where the transaction took place, or can I use a lawyer form my hometown of Reno, NV? Thank you.

Asked on June 27, 2009 under Business Law, Nevada

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