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Wed 31 Jul, 2013 06:18 am
Hi all,
I have one legal question.If I ask someone to work for me for one week and I will tell him that I will give him $5000. No contract has been signed,after he has worked for a week and I refuse to pay him any money.Can he sue me?
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joefromchicago
 
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Wed 31 Jul, 2013 08:23 am
@Loh Jane,
Yes.
Ticomaya
 
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Wed 31 Jul, 2013 01:55 pm
@joefromchicago,
I don't like your looks, joefromchicago (if that is your real name).

Can I sue you?
Frank Apisa
 
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Wed 31 Jul, 2013 02:01 pm
@Ticomaya,
Ticomaya wrote:

I don't like your looks, joefromchicago (if that is your real name).

Can I sue you?


I've always thought Joe's avatar was Mayor Daley.

I've always thought your avatar was Arnold Schwartzeneggerhassenfeffer.

Am I wrong?
roger
 
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Wed 31 Jul, 2013 02:41 pm
@Ticomaya,
Some lawyers will try anything.
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Ticomaya
 
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Wed 31 Jul, 2013 02:43 pm
@Frank Apisa,
Howdy, Frank.

Joe's avatar is some chubby guy in a Fez.

Mine is me ... it's a "selfie."
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Lustig Andrei
 
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Wed 31 Jul, 2013 06:02 pm
I'm going to sue the lot of you for impersonating legitimate posters and getting me even more confused than I am already. But, in all fairness, I must admit that's quite an achievement. Laughing
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Loh Jane
 
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Thu 1 Aug, 2013 06:21 am
But there is no contract. Will he win the case?
joefromchicago
 
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Thu 1 Aug, 2013 07:34 am
@Loh Jane,
Maybe.
Loh Jane
 
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Thu 1 Aug, 2013 07:40 am
@joefromchicago,
How come?No evidence.
Ticomaya
 
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Thu 1 Aug, 2013 08:25 am
@Loh Jane,
Reliable testimony = evidence.

Also, research these phrases: "statute of frauds" and "quantum meruit".
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roger
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Thu 1 Aug, 2013 09:20 am
@Loh Jane,
There is an oral contract, at least in the US. Don't know about Singapore. Oral contracts can be difficult to enforce, of course, but they are contracts.

This difficulty led Samuel Goldwyn to remark that "A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.

Sam was under the impression that 'verbal' was the same as 'oral'. My understanding is that a verbal contract is either written or oral.
Loh Jane
 
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Fri 2 Aug, 2013 08:23 pm
@roger,
Thanks roger, you are so smart.
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