Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Georgia

PLAN A: You can do the smart business move, take the $120 and move on.

PLAN B: Or you can take a lot of your time, some money for filing fees, and sue her pro se in Magistrates Court (Small Claims Court).

PLAN C: Or you can spend a few thousand dollars and hire a lawyer.

To get $80 extra, you have to decide if many hours of your time are worth PLAN B, or if thousands of dollars are worth PLAN C.

I agree with Attorney Ashman. While you may have meant well, you handled this whole thing in the worst way. If you could not fix it, you should have told the woman that and let her worry about taking it to repair shops. You made a gift to her by paying for the repairs and you are not really entitled to your money back unless you had something in writing where she agreed to be responsible. If she is offering the $120, I would take it and be happy.

However, what a small claims judge will do with this is anyone's guess. Its not worth it to hire a lawyer as it will cost infinitely more than $200.

With small claims, you will have to pay a filing fee. If you recover a judgment, that does not mean that you get paid. You still have to collect on it, which will cost more. I don't know what assets the woman has or if she works. If her assets cannot be seized or her wages garnished, then you will be out more money.

I agree with Attorney Ashman. While you may have meant well, you handled this whole thing in the worst way. If you could not fix it, you should have told the woman that and let her worry about taking it to repair shops. You made a gift to her by paying for the repairs and you are not really entitled to your money back unless you had something in writing where she agreed to be responsible. If she is offering the $120, I would take it and be happy.

However, what a small claims judge will do with this is anyone's guess. Its not worth it to hire a lawyer as it will cost infinitely more than $200.

With small claims, you will have to pay a filing fee. If you recover a judgment, that does not mean that you get paid. You still have to collect on it, which will cost more. I don't know what assets the woman has or if she works. If her assets cannot be seized or her wages garnished, then you will be out more money.

I agree with Attorney Ashman. While you may have meant well, you handled this whole thing in the worst way. If you could not fix it, you should have told the woman that and let her worry about taking it to repair shops. You made a gift to her by paying for the repairs and you are not really entitled to your money back unless you had something in writing where she agreed to be responsible. If she is offering the $120, I would take it and be happy.

However, what a small claims judge will do with this is anyone's guess. Its not worth it to hire a lawyer as it will cost infinitely more than $200.

With small claims, you will have to pay a filing fee. If you recover a judgment, that does not mean that you get paid. You still have to collect on it, which will cost more. I don't know what assets the woman has or if she works. If her assets cannot be seized or her wages garnished, then you will be out more money.

I agree with Attorney Ashman. While you may have meant well, you handled this whole thing in the worst way. If you could not fix it, you should have told the woman that and let her worry about taking it to repair shops. You made a gift to her by paying for the repairs and you are not really entitled to your money back unless you had something in writing where she agreed to be responsible. If she is offering the $120, I would take it and be happy.

However, what a small claims judge will do with this is anyone's guess. Its not worth it to hire a lawyer as it will cost infinitely more than $200.

With small claims, you will have to pay a filing fee. If you recover a judgment, that does not mean that you get paid. You still have to collect on it, which will cost more. I don't know what assets the woman has or if she works. If her assets cannot be seized or her wages garnished, then you will be out more money.

I agree with Attorney Ashman. While you may have meant well, you handled this whole thing in the worst way. If you could not fix it, you should have told the woman that and let her worry about taking it to repair shops. You made a gift to her by paying for the repairs and you are not really entitled to your money back unless you had something in writing where she agreed to be responsible. If she is offering the $120, I would take it and be happy.

However, what a small claims judge will do with this is anyone's guess. Its not worth it to hire a lawyer as it will cost infinitely more than $200.

With small claims, you will have to pay a filing fee. If you recover a judgment, that does not mean that you get paid. You still have to collect on it, which will cost more. I don't know what assets the woman has or if she works. If her assets cannot be seized or her wages garnished, then you will be out more money.