when might a person file suit in small claims court?

Question

example?

Answer 1

If a person or business owes you less than $1500 (may vary by state). Small claims is an informal process before a judge in which the parties usually represent themselves.

It is not for things like slander, libel, and emotional distress. It must be for something more concrete.

Say someone knocks a baseball through your house window. Or what about that ex girlfriend who never returned your Lord of the Rings DVDs. These are all good examples.

Answer 2

Small claims are filed anytime that a contract between persons agreeing on a task for payment, when one party fails to comply with the promises of the contract. For example, you hire the contractor to build you a sunroom and he comes out tears down the old one and starts to build the foundation and tells you he is going to get supplies and never comes back, then go file a small claims after you have tried to contact him keeping records etc. It must be according to the laws of your state.

Answer 3

When the amount of money they are seeking is less than $3000. Some small claims courts go up to $5000.