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    dolphinkmd88 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 29, 2008, 09:19 AM
    Ex-Roommate is Suing me for a damaged computer.
    I moved in with two girls... *Betty and *Jami in May 2008.

    Over the summer we did have mulitple parties.

    They were slobs. I paid the bills and gave them the chance to pay me back because I knew that they didn't have the money. However, they did eventually get it all paid back.

    I got fed up with it and was thinking about moving out. Me and Jami threw a party before college started. Jami texed Betty telling her we were going to have a party.

    Eventually Jami left the party. I was the only one there. Then my friend needed help. I left the party along with all of my friends. The only 2 people that were left in the house were Jamis 2 friends who were spending the night.

    In the morning, Betty freaked out saying her computer was peed on and it wouldn't turn on. Later on she said me and Jami had to pay for it. I said no and moved out the next day.

    We do not have any locks on our bedroom doors. And nobody was in there rooms while I was there.

    Betty told me in a text that it would cost $700 to fix the computer and Jami already agreed to help pay for it.

    Now... 2 months later Betty is suing me for $800 for her computer in small claims court.
    I am pretty sure Betty is trying to get me to pay for the whole thing so Jami doesn't have to.

    If anyone can help me that would AMAZING. Or give me any advise on this case at all I would greatly appreciate it.
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    ScottGem Posts: 64,966, Reputation: 6056
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    Oct 29, 2008, 09:50 AM

    Get some witnesses that will testify where you were during the party and when you left.

    The burden of proof is on her. If she can't prove you damaged the computer, the judge will throw out the case.

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