My husband & I bought a car from a friend; he never released the title to us. Then out of no where came & had it towed right out from under us.

I need a bit more background information: were you making payments on the car, or did you pay for the car outright for $10,000? Was there an agreement that the title would be placed in your name upon the sale? I'll assume that the you bought the car outright, and the seller suddenly decided to repossess the car. That's definitely a breach of contract and is actionable. The terms of your contract will determine what rights and remedies you have in this situation. The title being still in his name enabled him to have the car towed and returned to him, so that is the primary issue. If you paid the full price for the car, the title should have been signed over. Was there some reason that he could not put the car title in your name? Is he under a financing agreement? Please provide more information if you can.