Legal Question in Legal Ethics in Pennsylvania

I had a bad experience with a local mover, where material was damaged, there was a 30% ($1,500) overage from the estimate, and their employees not doing proper work (for the packing service, we were charged per box, we would open an "extra large" box charged at $36.50 each and there would be one small lampshade inside). we were told dressers would be moved full, instead they unpacked things like linen and packed it into boxes and then charged us $25-36 per box. They did not wrap leather furniture and damaged it. So mnay belongings were left behind in the house we were moving from, it took us 11 truckloads to move the rest - when the office mgr asked the job formean, they claim we told them to "leave it". Not true. Etc., etc. We are trying to find out if this is worth a small claims case.


Asked on 5/14/12, 12:15 pm

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Andrew Solomon Law Office of Andrew A. Solomon

It certainly seems like a good case for small claims court. First, the filing fees are reasonable. Second, you don't need an attorney (although your chances of success are better if you have one). You should document your losses and file a claim in small claims court before the District Justice in Collegeville. You have very little to lose and and much to gain.

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Answered on 5/14/12, 5:46 pm


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