Can I be sued regarding missed hair appointments for my wedding?
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Can I be sued regarding missed hair appointments for my wedding?
About 4 months ago, I made 5 wedding hair appointments at a salon where my cousin worked, 3 of them were made with my cousin and 2 of them with another stylist. No price was agreed upon and they had no cancellation policy, I didn’t give them my credit card information to hold the appointments, nor did I sign a contract to hold them. My cousin was let go and had cancelled all of my appointments on the books with them. They called 1 week before the appointments to confirm but never stated what salon they were calling from. I confirmed because I thought it was the other salon where I had made the appointments. The former salon is now trying to sue me for breach of oral contract. Is this legal?
Asked on October 26, 2015 under Business Law, Virginia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
It's likely only legal if they had a policy, of which you were informed or had the reasonable opportunity to be informed (e.g. it was on their website; it was told to you on the phone when you booked the appointment; it was on a sign at their location; etc.) of a charge for cancelled apppointments. Otherwise, an appointment may generally be cancelled without liability; people have to have notice or warning of a cancellation charge, so they can be said to have agreed to it. That said, if they are going to go ahead and sue you for the money, it is likely the better course to pay rather than get involved in litigation because you can never be 100% sure of winning--but you can be guaranteed that if sued, you'll spend at least the better part of a whole day in court, and possibly more.
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