Legal Question in Consumer Law in Georgia
We had to close our business and had a resaturant equipment broker handle the sale of our used equipment. He sold 2 items for $5,000 and paid us $2,000 saying the purchaser would pay the remainder in 30 days. After finding out that the purchaser DID pay him in full and after confronting the broker, he gave us a written guarantee that he would repay the $3,000 in 4 months plus 7% interest. Now he says he used the money for blah , blah, blah and doesn't have it!!! We are willing to spend some money to make him pay something... where do we start?
3 Answers from Attorneys
Small Claims/Magistrate Court.
Small claims court (Magistrates Court)
You do have to file in small claims court. However, was the equipment in the company's name or your name individually? Was the contract with the company or you individually? These issues goes to whether you have to hire a lawyer for the case.
LLCs and corporations must be represented by a lawyer in court. Of course, individuals do not have to hire an attorney to move forward with a claim.
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