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Originally Posted by MedMech
Ok I have a question for the lawyers since small claims is supposed to be lawyer free, why would they award damages for lawyer fee's in connection with a small claims case.
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Small claims court allows an individual or business to be compensated by a party who has not performed according to an agreement or who had committed some wrongdoing. The purpose of small claims court is to provide an informal, uncomplicated proceeding to resolve small disputes which do not involve enough money to warrant the expense of formal litigation.
It sounds like your legal expense was a "demand letter" and they have not lived up to your demand or their agreement. Now you can have the judge listen to both sides and make decisions based upon points of law. What is in your favor is the preliminary legal "demand" that was originally drawn up.