Legal Question in Personal Injury in Florida

This all began eight years ago when an acquaintance of mine came to me about getting his truck painted. I gave him a rather low price based on that he was going to connect me with some general contractors that he personally knew ( I am a commercial painter by trade and I paint vehicles as a hobby). As the project progressed, he changed the agreement from a simple re-paint to what has become an involved almost restoration, of which he was supposed to buy the extra parts and pieces needed to reassemble, and to date has not done so. Since the truck has been sitting for eight years and has begun to deteriorate yet again, I no longer desire to finish this project, as I have already painted and done body work to his truck twice, and he has yet to provide the pieces needed to finish. Nor has he provided the general contractor connections that he agreed to. He has paid me four installments of $500.00 and still owes $800.00. Unfortunately, this entire agreement was done verbally. I would like to know if I am at any legal risk at this point if I were to just return his truck to him as is and call it a wash? Thank you in advance.


Asked on 10/15/12, 11:10 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Barry Stein De Cardenas, Freixas, Stein & Zachary

Yes you are at risk, but you have amny defenses too. I would divest yourself of the truck because the longer you hold it the longer you continue your potential responsibility down the line.

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Answered on 10/15/12, 11:39 am


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