Q: My ex mother-in-law is threatening to sue me, can she do this?
I said to her I would give her this amount of money which is coming from an inheritance I was given. I decided not to give it to her. Now she is threatening to take it to court, and to pay her a lot more than what she asked for.
Now, I did use her car for many years and usually paid her. There were times I couldn't. Can she sue me for the times when I did not pay her car payment (I would give her the money to pay the car payment in full each month except times I couldnt).
A: She can sue you if she pays the filing fee. Whether she will prevails depends upon many factors. As the plaintiff she will be the burden of proof. She'll need to establish the essential elements of her claim. For example, in a suit for breach of contact she'd need to show that there was "consideration," i.e., something of value given in exchange for an alleged promise to pay.
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