Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Minnesota

theft by swindle

Three and a half years ago, I was seeing someone and we were going to be getting married. He signed marriage license and everything. While preparing for the wedding I received several credit card offers and he told me to go ahead and accept them to pay for the wedding stuff, until he received a cash settlement that he was supposed to be receiving. Needless to say, he skipped out on me leaving me with all these bills which I was/am unable to pay. So, over the past few years, the interest has skyrocketed the amounts on these cards (most cards started with low balances of $250- 1000 max) and all have gone to collections and I am in MAJOR credit card debt and currently I am working at trying to pay these off the best that I can. Is there anything that I can do to get any money from him? Or is it too late? Still suffering financial damages due to theft by swindle.


Asked on 9/11/08, 12:23 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Maury Beaulier612.240.8005 Minnesota Lawyers

Re: theft by swindle

If you had an agreement that he repay you for credit card charges, you have a contract claim against the other person. The statute of limitation on such claims is 2 years in most cases, from the date that the debt was to be repaid or from the date that any agreements were made for repayment.

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Answered on 9/15/08, 10:46 pm


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