Q: I have a verbal agreement to pay a car for 1 year on time then I won’t need to finish out the pay. But now he wants meto
One year ago I made a verbal agreement I would pay one year on a car he purchased with a secured loan. I made the payments on time for one year, but now he’s bullying and harassing me saying I need to finish paying out the adorations two years. The car was $3500, and I held my end of the verbal agreement. There’s nothing in writing, but my statements will show one year of payments to his account. Now his daughter and granddaughter are saying they were there for the “verbal agreement” and that was not the deal. But they weren’t there and they are trying to lie to take me to court. Do they have a case?
A: Verbal agreements can be enforceable under many circumstances, and this may be one of those situations, but the problem you are facing is the primary issue with verbal agreements. If there is a dispute over the agreement, then you need to prove the terms of the agreement with testimony (because there is no writing) and, when two sides tell two different stories, the judge or jury will have to asses the credibility of the witnesses and determine who is telling the truth. In situations such as yours, there is always a risk that the judge or jury will find against you.
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