Legal Question in Civil Litigation in District of Columbia

Breach of Contract - Money not owed

A former subcontractor of mine sued me for money they say I owe, but I don't owe them and have all evidence to prove that I paid. They won by default judgement. Since they won, wondering if I can sue them for breach of contract, because since I did pay the money they say I owed and have all evidence, I would essentially be paying two invoices twice and double hours worked on another. There was no formal contract, but we agreed on a rate per hour and some other constraints that is representated in the evidence.


Asked on 2/11/09, 2:54 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Breach of Contract - Money not owed

Your remedy is to appeal the default judgment (or move to have it vacated)if you're not beyond the time frames for doing so rather than attempting to sue your judgment creditors for breach of an (apparently oral) contract which was the basis for the default judgment.

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Answered on 2/11/09, 4:48 pm


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