Recent content by sspence

Had a meeting with a lawyer yesterday. He advised that I should not pay any more money. He said I should speak with the contractor and try to work it out but if he still insisted that I owe him then he'd have to take me to court. Met with the contractor today. Told him my position and that I had...

Thank you. Now we're getting somewhere. Let's correct a couple of things and then see what you think. Judge: "Did you, in fact, finish the job?" Contractor: "Yes." (Actually he didn't as I pointed out in my first post. I've had another contractor to come in to give me a bid to finish the job...

Your right. We're going around in circles. He would have to lie if he says I authorized the amount. You keep assuming that he is going to lie. Try making a different assumption. Assume that he admits that I told him that $15K was all I wanted to spend. He now would have to justify continuing to...

First time I brought it up? It was all covered in my first post. You were just too hung up on insisting that someone would be lying. It seems all your experiance has caused you to lose faith in your fellow man. I totally respect the fact that you've been involved in thousands of small claims...

The question is simple. Does he have the right to charge twice the amount that I told him I wanted to spend? The conversations we had would not be in dispute unless one of us lied. The dispute is whether or not he had an obligation to inform me of the overage before he continued with the work. I...

I appreciate your responses to my questions. But, it would have been much easier to have just said,"I don't know". Based on your last post, I sincerely hope that you are not truly a judge. With that kind of predisposition, there is no way you could make a fair ruling. But at least now I know why...

If you read my post you would have seen that I'm in KY. And how can you assume that one will lie. If both people feel that they are in the right, why would they have to lie. It's a simple question. If the facts are as presented, how will a judge rule???? I feel like I'm talking to a politician...

If there is no disagreement on the facts, how is credibility an issue? If both parties tell the truth, the facts will be the same. So, based on the facts as I've presented them, what would be the most likely outcome?

But let's assume we both tell the truth. Where do I stand then?

What is credible evidence? He told me it was going to be close to $15K and it ends up double that. He had numerous opportunity to let me know that it was going to be more but never did. What does telling him to go ahead with the job have to do with the bill? If he had been upfront about the real...

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?I recently had some excavation work done on a piece of property that I bought. I had a man that I've known for many years to give me an estimate on the work. He is considered to be one of the best dozer operators around this area of...