Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Virginia

broken window

My son broke a window on a vehicle. I informed the owner (on the 8th) that I was responsible for the window and if she would get me an estimate and I will pay for it. She came to me on the 12th with an estimate of $510 and said she had the window fixed that day, the estimate was dated for the 11th. I ask for a receipt she told me that she paid cash and she didn’t have a receipt because she used to work there and didn’t think she need one. I said then the placed were you had the work done should have a receipt in their system, she informed me she would get me a receipt. Four days later she faxed me two receipts that did not equal to $510. One receipt is were she had purchease the window dated 9/11 the same day she had the estimate done. My question to her is was why she didn’t she wait for me to pay for the window when I informed her I would pay for it and why when she came to my home why did she give me the estimate and not the receipt that she had paid for the window she had fixed that same day. Now she stating she didn’t tell me she paid $510. cash. I have her on my voice mail stating she paid 510 cash is their a law of how many estimate are needed in a case like this? What can I do in this case?


Asked on 9/21/07, 1:49 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: broken window

No, there is no law requiring a certain mumber of estimates to be provided in a situation as you've described, but you could certainly call the place where she supposedly had the work done to independently verify the cost of the repair job.

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Answered on 9/21/07, 2:32 pm


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