i.e. car was in your garage since Nov. 14 for example. Anything you may
or may not have told them is hearsay in the judge's opinion.If you have written documentation of the transaction between you and the
car's owner then you may have a de facto contract, and a possible shot at
recouping some money through small claims court. However, bear in mind
that you can win a judgement but not receive any money if the defendant
doesn't pay. If this happens, then you have to go back to court to try and
get the court to garnish the defendant's wages. Depending on the
defendant's financial situation, this may happen in very small increments,
i.e. $20 week, etc. I won a judgement in a small claims suit about 9 years ago. The process
took about 7 months, and then another 3 months to get my money. Luckily
I did not have to go through the garnishing bit as my suit was against a
company who had the ability to pay. Anyways, if you do decide to pursue the small claims route be prepared
for it to be a lengthy process. Good luck.
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