Legal Question in Civil Litigation in New York

Money owed
A neighborhood cat was hit by a car. No one knew who it belonged to. I took it to an emergency vet for treatment so it wouldn't die. They said I could leave it under a good samaritan act & it would be euthanized. I didn't want that to happen since I was sure it belonged to someone in our neighborhood (this was 11 pm at night) They made me sign a form accepting responsibility for it, which I did. I paid $375.00 on a credit card. The next day I found out whose cat is was. She decided to have it euthanized. She refused to pay the remaining $390.00 vet bill and now they are coming after us for the money since I signed an agreement. The issue is: she told them she was the owner & signed a form to have the cat euthanized but won't pay to medical care they gave the cat. Am I responsible for this or is she?

Asked on 7/19/09, 7:07 pm

Michael Markowitz Michael A. Markowitz, PC

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Re: Money owed

Since you paid money for the cat without notice or consent from the cat's owner, you would be responsible for payment.

Mike.

Answered on 7/20/09, 8:45 am

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