way off topic. but i need help/advice...

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Registered: 02-22-2007
way off topic. but i need help/advice...
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Thu, 04-26-2007 - 7:07am
My boyfriend and i have a sony 40" lcd hdtv in our apartment. we have friends over a lot for get togethers and we play nintendo wii on the TV. About 2 weeks ago, a friend of ours brought a friend of his over. While playing the nintendo wii, he did not have the strap on his wrist, and threw the remote into our TV. He said that he would pay for it in monthly payments, all the guests heard him say it. He also e-mailed and text messaged me that he would make his payments at the end of each month. We were so nice to him about it, but we feel that he was responsible also.
He sent us an e-mail this morning and said that he is sorry, but that it was an accident and he can't go back and fix it- and told me that he was not going to pay anymore.
Who should pay? I told him instead of paying the 2,200 for the TV, he would only have to pay 1,700. The payments were only supposed to be $150 a month.
What do I do?
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Registered: 08-16-2005
Thu, 04-26-2007 - 9:43am
If he made a verbal agreement to you in front of witnesses that he would pay for it and you kept the emails in which he agreed to make payments to you and then he basically decided he would renig on the agreement on his own because he decided it was an accident I would take him to small claims court for the money. He made a verbal agreement you have witnesses for the agreement and if you were smart and kept the emails in which he references paying you for the tv then you have a case.

Smile,

Deirdre

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Registered: 12-04-2003
Thu, 04-26-2007 - 11:36am

First of all, welcome to the board!


I agree with Dee about taking him to small claims court. Since it is a substantial amount, it would be worth it. Definitely take any evidence you have referencing his payments to date, and talk to the other people who were present when he made the committment to pay.