Legal Question in Investment Law in California

I have a contract with an old friend and he still owes $500 but he stopped paying. He said that the contract we have is void because I had my cousin sign it as the "witness". But I have text messages of all of our transactions. What are my options?


Asked on 4/16/14, 2:52 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

This is a totally bogus reason to declare a contract void. In the first place, witnesses are not required for ordinary business contracts. Wills maybe, but not contracts. Further, even if a witness were required, being your cousin would not be disqualifying ....... the witness would have to have a personal "interest" in the subject matter of the contract in order to be disqualified as a witness, such as being a supplier of the products you were selling under the contract.

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Answered on 4/16/14, 4:07 pm


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