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Can I be sued?
I recently painted a fence for someone and they were unhappy with the outcome.The agreement I sent to them was through text message and I said
Asked on February 1, 2019 under Business Law, South Carolina
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
If you did not provide them a "satisfaction guaranteed" warranty or guaranty, they would only have grounds to sue you and win if they can show that your work was not up to commercially acceptable standards--i.e. it was unreasonably sloppy or done incorrectly. You are not responsible for their choice of paint or dissatisfaction.
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