[RickM]

Quote: "Then a title company stuck me for another 11K, when I started to come after them the office manager threatened to take my biggest client away from me, and she could they were sister companies and she had a lot of pull, so I had to decide fight for 11K or keep my 11K a month client that pays well. I am convinced they collected my fee at closings and pocketed it, but, if I pursue it I will hurt my business greatly."

Isn't this blackmail?


Don't assume you'll win..

As a favor to the limo company owner who we used for our wedding, I repaired a FAX machine (When they were expensive). We agreed that he would pay for the parts and I would supply labor free of charge. Hey, why not, he had done a good job for the wedding.

$200+ in parts, bring the repaired FAX to his office and he gladly writes a check for the parts cost.

Turned out he wrote the check against a closed account. Said he wasn't happy with the repair....?????? After that I couldn't reach him.

Went to small claims court where he claimed he discounted my wedding services in exchage for the repair.

Does any of this make sense? Limo services were rendered before he even asked for the repair. He wrote a check after using the machine.

The loser judge let the POS off...completely. Maybe because he wanted to side with the local business guy. Who knows.

I walked out of there and 90% of the people, including the court cops, were shaking their heads in disbelief.