Can someone actually sue you for just $50?
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Can someone actually sue you for just $50?
I recently cut off my phone service and broke contract. I was on a plan with a friend but everything was in my name. We had no written agreement but I was paying 2/3 more than my friend. Not what we had agreed upon. I had to pay $100 deposit on each phone but my friend paid $50. Her mother is now threatening to sue because I supposedly “said” I would pay her back, even though I never did. I lost my job and that was the only reason I cut service off and I informed them prior to that do so they could make arrangements or pay more on the bill. They did neither. Does she actually have a case?
Asked on June 10, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Tennessee
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
They are claiming that you have a verbal contract and they will have to prove the matter in order to collect. What you are claiming is that you gave notice of termination of the contract and that they failed to act upon that notice so the contract was terminated. Could they sue? Probably in small claims court. Will they win? Who knows but there are so many facts here that need to be proven I can not imagine some one would go through the trouble. Good luck.
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