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Tagged with small-claims-court contract-law
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Discount code as a contract breach remedy?
Bob is a customer of Acme ltd., an online service provider (e.g. domain names, hosting etc.).
It's time for Bob to renew some of Acme's services he is using, so he logs in to his account and sees this ...
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How do you value damages on missing features in a lease? [closed]
We leased a car that was supposed to have an auto starter. I have written correspondence of this and I believe it is in the paperwork for the lease as well. The car does not. The dealer is ...
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Can someone legally require you to pay them back after passing on a discount?
Can someone who willingly let us use a “friends and family” discount at their place of work ask for it back in the form of money?
A friend regularly gets coupons from her employer. These coupons ...
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Would I sue seller or manufacturer for a new appliance that does not function correctly? [closed]
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We bought a dishwasher. It doesn't work. Mfg just keeps delaying with service visits and attempted fixes. I'm done and ready to buy a new dishwasher and sue for the cost of the old. Who do I ...
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What legal action will be most likely to succeed in reclaiming money stolen by a contractor? [closed]
I've hired an individual to do various repairs on a mobile home. There were two initial sections that had two handwritten contracts, and they were (mostly) completed. After those two contracts, I gave ...
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Left item in an Airbnb, host no longer available. Responsibility lies with owner, host or Airbnb?
After staying one night in an Airbnb, my friend realised he left an item in the property (not expensive, cost of around €50).
I immediately contacted the Host over Airbnb messaging, she confirmed she ...
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Do Judges in Nova Scotia small claims court take verbal communications seriously if there is a disagreement about its contents?
My question is trying to elucidate the weight a verbal discussion between home-owner and contractor would carry in small claims court in Nova Scotia, Canada.
The context would be that the home owner ...
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Can a court order a large asset to be sold if the defendent lost the case on a relatively small amount?
Say a defendent owns land worth $200,000.
The defendant lost the case and has to pay $9,000
He does not have any money to pay.
Could courts order the land to be sold?
My question is general, but just ...
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My friend borrowed money but does not want to pay back. It was a 'buddy promise' with no pay back time stipulated
My (used to be) friend borrowed some money from me but does not want to pay back. It was a 'buddy promise'. I have SMS, Email & Bank Transfer slips as evidence. Since it was done between buddies, ...
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If party doesn't do what's agreed in settlement, can you sue again or is enforcement the only option?
I filed a dispute with the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT). A settlement was reached. Two terms of the settlement were
the defendant will make available my property for me to pickup
parties agree ...
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What happens if someone knowingly accepts a contract with some invalid terms?
A dispute arose between me and my ex-landlord. Before any litigation, I told him the things I expected that he wasn't doing. His response was to agree to do them, provided I would agree to various ...
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Access to Small claims procedure [closed]
I had a Limited company UK contract, with an Agency and worked at their end-client.
After working for a few months, my job was suddenly terminated by the hiring manager (i.e. the end client, no ...
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Can I sue a client for the 'delta' in price if I accepted his (insulting) offer?
I have a client who refuse to respect one of the clauses in our contract and offer an alternative for much less.
Short version: client must provide me a suite in his hotel that costs $10K for a night ...
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How to find an information about corporate assets?
In continuation to my other question here.
We are trying to prepare yourselves to file a lawsuit against one of the contractors who did a lot of damage during renovations.
My question right now, is ...
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Are text message agreements legally binding in CA small claims court?
My parents sold their house but they breached a part of the contract. As a result, the other party sued my parents in California small claims court. The court date is in 2 weeks.
We've contacted the ...
