Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Connecticut
I was a bridesmaid for a wedding in Arizona a year ago. None of the bridesmaids could afford the bridesmaids dresses so the mother of the bride paid for them.
Now a year later the bride is asking us bridesmaids for the cost of the bridesmaids dresses suddenly. We told her we can't afford it so now she is wanting to take legal action. She is wanting $375 from each of us; can she sue us even though there was no verbal or written notice that we had to pay the full cost of our dresses? And can she still take legal action against me for that amount even though I'm not living in Arizona anymore where she and the other bridesmaids are?
1 Answer from Attorneys
It isn't clear from the question whether there was a discussion with the bride about the dresses being paid by her mother. However, if all of the bridesmaids are in agreement that you all believed that because the bride's mother paid for the dresses then, in consideration of that promise, you all agreed to be bridesmaids. Assuming this is true, then you had a contract and performance was completed in that the mother paid and all of you attended as bridesmaids.
You have to have valid "notice" of the action and if she lives in Arizona, and the contract occurred in Arizona, she could file against you in Arizona. However, she has to "serve" you properly in Connecticut so you have notice of the action in order for you to defend it.
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