A boat builder and I signed an agreement whereby he would build a 21 foot boat with a jet inboard engine. One year later, the only thing he had completed was a hull for a 26 foot boat, which by the time it was finished was going to cost almost twice what the original agreement specified.

I suspect that he used the money for remodeling his home and for his daughter's wedding. Although I have no specific proof of that other than observations and circumstances that occurred during this time.

I have never received a boat nor a refund of the $35,000 he was given, which was $9,000 more than the original estimate.

I know I was stupid, but I was trying to fulfill my son's dream if that is an excuse.

What recourse do I have now that it is 7 years later?

Thank you.

I don't know offhand what the statute of limitations for breach of contract is in BC, but why in the heck have you been sitting on your posterior, doing nothing about it all these years? You had best contact an attorney ASAP!

It's a very long story, but to make it short: My wife had died a few years before and I had never stopped to grieve. I was ill myself with debilitating back and joint pain; My former spouse had come to live with me because she had been evicted due to her disability income being cut-off by mistake; I was involved in a lawsuit already with a deadbeat who I had contracted with to sell my accounting practice to.

That's about as simple as I can state it, but you can imagine the ramifications of all that going on at once.

If indeed this is Fraud, which I am convinced it is; would the Crown bring charges are would this be a "Civil Fraud" case and I would have to bring the charges myself?

Finally, are you licensed to practice law in BC?

Thank you

Charges can be brought forward at any time in BC or any other province in Canada for serious crimes such as fraud (breach of contract). I suggest you find an Attorney to get cracking on this for you.

AK is a lawyer here on our law board, and we are all volunteers with other jobs to pursue but assure you any answers you will get will be qualified.