Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California
I bought 2 businesses for a man who I paid mostly cash and 2 checks. The next day there was stuff missing we called him told him to give us our money back we did not want to do business with him he said we would work it out. A month there was some equipment we where not able to use so we called him again asked what was going on he said it was no his problem... we closed the businesses 2yrs ago.. now 3 yrs later we are being sued... what can I do
4 Answers from Attorneys
You need to give us a bit more information before we can offer any useful answers. Who is suing you, and for what? If the plaintiff isn't the seller, why do you think the seller should be involved in the case? How is the broken equipment related to the lawsuit? Were the businesses corporations, sole proprietorships, etc.? Does the lawsuit name the businesses as defendants, or does it name you personally? Does it name both?
Assuming you are being sued by the seller of the businesses because you did not pay the entire amount, you will need to defend yourself. Assuming you have received service of a lawsuit, you have 30 days to file an answer. You should get counsel immediately.
The statute of limitations is 4 years from the date of the breach fr a written contract. Please follow the above advice as both Mr. Hoffman and Reed are correct.
Obviously defend and fight the lawsuit if you disagree with what it claims. You have provided little factual info for anyone to give you a legal opinion. You need to consult with local civil litigation counsel with all your documents and evidence, to see what defenses and arguments you have. If serious about hiring counsel to help in this, and if this is in SoCal courts, feel free to contact me. I�ll be happy to help, using whatever defenses there may be.
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