Kansas Contracts Legal Questions

It would cost your friend more than she could possibly recover to get an attorney. Your friend stands to recover a net amount of approximately $130 to $180, plus inrerest, less than most attorneys charge for a single hour of work.   She can only recover attorneys' fees from the other side if she has a contract, or there is an applicable statute, providing for it, and you've not indicated any in your question.  Moreover, even if she could recover attorneys' fees, she could only recover reasonable fees, and the amount of fees which are reasonable to spend where the recovery is so small would be minimal.  This type of situation is exactly what small claims was designed for.... Read More

You already owned the car, just subject to a lien, like owning a house subject to a mortgage.  The lien may have been wiped out, and you may now own the car free of any encumbrances, depending on why title is showing the lien as satisfied and whose fault it is that the mistake was made.  However, that doesn't mean that you don't still owe money.  The lien just secures the underlying debt, it is not the debt itself.  Wiping out the lien doesn't wipe out the underlying debt, it just means it will be a little more difficult for the creditor to collect on it if you default.... Read More

No, but, if considered enforceable, it does limit your employment options for 3 years after you leave xys's employ.  You could still do other work than rehab services, and you could work at locations where xyz didn't perform services, and wasn't negotiating to perform services, while you worked for it.... Read More

A lease is an agreement, a contract, and parties can pretty much make any agreement they want between themselves.  If you don't want to be responsible for trimming and removing the trees, see if you can get the landlord to remove that clause from the lease before you sign it.  If the landlord insists, don't sign the lease, but you will have to live elsewhere.... Read More

The proper attorney to contact would be a creditor's rights attorney.  You could also hire a collection agency to collect on the debt.  It is important, however, that you speak to an attorney quickly in order to determine if the statute of limitations will become an issue. For more information on this and other topics visit my website at: www.alsobrooklaw.com   This is not intended to be legal advice, and is general in its nature. No attorney-client relationship exists or is formed by this information. Furthermore, this does not represent the views or opinions of LexisNexis or its affiliated companies.  ... Read More

The first question is the type of document.  Generally, interlineated initials are used so there is no confusion as to the change.  Here, the intent is somewhat clear:  something was to happen for eleven (or twelve) months.  Writing 2012 over the contract usually doesn't make it unenforceable.  You may have to have a judge determine the intent of the parties, but that is usually the only issue.  Having a mistake in a contract isn't all that unusual, and the court may have to decide what was intended.  The law is not as rigid as you would suggest. The parties' course of conduct and the other terms of the contract, as well as other things are evidence of what the parties intended.  It is the intent of the parties that prevails in law as a general proposition.  ... Read More