Asked by the Customer on 16-10-2019 20:05:46
Question posted in the General Law category relating to Free State
Good day
I shared a flat with a colleague. While she lived here I asked her father (via her on whatsapp) of he could put up pelmets (I bought it) for us. So he did. Then things turned out bad and she moved out. She slandered my name at work and her father called me names etc. Then when she moved out he lefy an invoice in the flat. He made a business up with his details with his banking details and house address (without a VAT number or landline nr). He charged me R450 for putting up the pelmets, but the job isn't finished and the pelmets broke out of the wall the same night. He put up the pelmets when he visited my roommate a Sunday evening! All of this happened August. Today I got a call from him telling me he is sueing me and I must pay the legal fees as well. He is sueing me from another company that he is working for. I phoned the company and they said they are not sueing me and they do work for mines! So they have no business with me. I am not sure if he is bluffing. Does he have a chance?? What is my steps towards him? Technically, I haven't received any bill from him because he left it in my flat without giving it to me. Now he just wants to sue.
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