If you pay in cash and get a receipt, then that puts you in a difficult position. You always want to have a paper trail to back you up. Always. That prevents situations like this from happening. You can get the former owners to intervene on your behalf, perhaps, but otherwise, I think you are in a tough spot. If I am a judge looking at your case, it would be a toss up.
Answered on Nov 29th, 2012 at 8:42 AM