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*edited* biting my tongue.
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Originally posted by svtProdigy:
...We have no contract.
WTF? I'll not rip you a new oriface because you sound like you are in a fairly nasty spot...
...but NEVER, EVER line up any work again without at least a minimal WRITTEN agreement put in place. Please.
Anyway, there is such a thing as an oral contract, though of course it's going to make your case that much harder to prove in court. There's strength in numbers and if he's screwed enough of his workers like this and you can document a pattern...
Get a lawyer that plays hardball and get your options lined up. I would definitely go to his "betters" at his church and see if the threat of having his reputation shredded to bits will put a fire under his ass for payment.
Good luck, but seriously, get a lawyer that has some teeth.
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hey dude please call me asap. you have the digits. i want to help.
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Originally posted by mbTDI:
Don't know why that would be, but still...
+5k
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doesn't seem like a tough decision to me... and a lawyer up his arse working for $7g's is gonna do a HELL of a lot more than whining to his priest
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Originally posted by mikey boy:
hey dude please call me asap. you have the digits. i want to help.
pm me your digits and what you mean
PLEASE HELP ME GET MY CAR TOGETHER! ITS IN DAYTON OHIO! I need the motor together and in the car so i can DRIVE it! Pleeeeeese!
diamond pistons for 3.0/forsale
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hahaaa. my number is in your phone. i want to know what i can do to help you out. i have been building for 11 years.
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Forget all the [censored] about suing for pain and suffering and for your legal fees. It ain't gonna happen. In most states, pain and suffering is NEVER awarded in a breach of contract case. Unless you live in Engalnd, in almost every case, each litigant pays his or her own attorney, except when there is a contractual clause that provides otherwise. If you had paid an attorney $500 or so to draft a contract beforehand, you'd be in a lot better shape now.
I'd say you have two choices. (1) Pony up the money and hire a lawyer to go after the guy; or (2) Save yourself the expense of hiring a lawyer; complain to anyone who will listen and seek free legal advice on the internet from well-meaning car nuts who know very little about the law.
Your situation reminds me of that of a friend of mine. His transmission went. He needs his car, knows very little about transmissions, but does not want to pay a mechanic.
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GET A LAWYER!
If one won't do it, then go to another one. Research the laws yourself. If he is refusing to pay you for services rendered, then do what you have to do to get your money back. That doesn't mean do it illegally, but go about it through legal routes. If you can put a lien on something, DO IT. If you can sue him, DO IT. In most cases, your legal fees can be paid by him also. Find a lawyer that will work on a contigency, he doesn't get paid until you win...
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Also, forget about any lawyer taking this on a contingency basis. Any competent lawyer is going to require a retainer and will bill you on an hourly basis. This is not a personal injury case.
Assuming you hire a lawyer, the one thing you can do to save your lawyer time and save you money is to write out, in as detailed a manner as possible, exactly what your agreement was with the guy who is screwing you. Write this out in the form of a contract, as if your original agreement had been reduced to writing. Gather together all writings which have any relevance to your business dealings with this guy and write down, as best as you can recollect, every conversation that you had with this guy concerning your dealing. If you have had any past busines dealing with this guy, that would also be relevant.
Oral contracts are generally enforceable, but the burden would be on you to establish all the terms of this oral agreement.
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Take his Fererrai and refuse to give it back till he gives you your money.
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