People are very good at denial in the face of the truth. How is it that it is so easy to deny? Telling the truth is the right thing to do.
The first case is about 2 friends. He is helping his friend fix her motorcycle. She does not let him know the tags are expired and the bike is not insured. He brings the bike from one location to another. After installing a new battery he takes it for a test ride. He said he is moving it around the house. Yet he is on the road when he crashes into the back of a car. He admits the accident is his fault, although he says the bike malfunctioned. He did pay for the damage to the car, but feels she is asking too much for the repairs. They were not able to negotiate the amount on their own, so they find themselves in court. I do not understand why she did not get a proper estimate for the repairs. She provides a receipt for replacement parts. She is awarded part of the money she is asking for. The bigger question is: are they going to remain friends? They have been friends since childhood and it would seem a shame for that to disappear over this incident. The hallway conversation does not give any specific insight into the friendship question. They both seem like they do not care about holding onto the friendship. How sad!
The second case is about a moving company that damages the pedestal to a table. Although they fix it, the owner does not feel it is fixed properly and it will be unsafe to use. After all, he has grandchildren! The owner of the company feels the signed contract absolves him of responsibility. He was being a "good guy" and repaired it, even though he says legally he did not have to. The Judge points out the incorrect and unclear language in the contract. Also, the clients are not signing in the correct places. He is responsible, although not the entire amount that is being asked for. The owner of the table needs to understand he does not receive replacement value, he receives the depreciated value. The Judge lets him know it is the amount the table would sell for at a garage sale. He is not happy at all!
The third case involves an illegal apartment. The owner of the house purchased the house with an existing tenant. He claims he had no idea that it was an illegal apartment. He then builds an additional apartment without permits. Now he would seem to be very aware that the apartments are not legal. One of the tenants starts a fire, fire department comes out, lets everyone know the illegal status of the apartments. What I find so interesting is that the landlord returned the security deposit to the tenant that started the fire and was not returning it to the other tenant. Well, she gets the money she is asking for.
The landlord now has to admit he knows the apartments are illegal and will go through the proper channels.
Please let me know what you think of these situations. Thank you for joining me today.
Remember: Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
-Abraham Lincoln
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