Take this unscrupulous breeder to Small Claims Court.
With proper documentation, etc., I can imagine that you won't win your case.
If she loses, she can file an appeal - But with a good case, the chances are that you will win again....and possibly more.
Plus - she must file an appeal in "good faith" --- meaning that she feels and can show that she should not have lost the case.
If she files an appeal in "bad faith" -- she is putting herself in more jeopardy - and in a position where she can be fined further, ordered to pay court costs, and others costs to you as well.
Filing an appeal in bad faith means:
(1) Filing an appeal without strong support for your position,
(2) Intending to harass or delay the other party, and/or
(3) Filing to encourage the other party to abandon the case
**** Doesn't it look like any appeal she would file would be in "bad faith????"
From what you have said, it sure sounds like it to me. I really doubt that when push comes to shove that she would really do it.
For the above reasons --- I see no reason for you not to pursue your case.
If you can document all that you have said about her - (and this is the key) -
I think you would win your case hands down....and, if it came to it, you would win even more at an appeal.
Don't let this low-life sleazy breeder intimidate you. Take her to court.
***** There is something totally wrong with the picture you presented -- that you are being threatened and manipulated into a position where you can't afford to get justice.. This is not the way the court system works. It will work for people like you who have been taken advantage of by unethical dishonest people like the breeder you are describing.
The only thing that should keep you from going to court is that you can't prove and document your side of the case. Otherwise - you have no excuse for not going after this person. Again - don't let her intimidate you... You have the upper hand her -- so go get her!!!
Judge Judy would nail her to the cross!!!!!
Carol Jean |