There's no "verbal" contract in place unless there's acknowledgement of it by both parties with services provided or good delivered. It's hard to insert a cancellation clause into a verbal contract, and it's complete bullshit to hold someone to try to do this. Unless the judge is a friend or relative, he would laugh her ou tof court.
If I were you, I would either ignore her email altogether or tell her that in discussing it with your attorney, he asked for a signed copy of the contract including the cancellation clause. Since you don't have that (and it doesn't exist), she needs to provide it. You can promise to expedite payment upon presentation of the signed and completed contract - and I suggest you write as business-like as possible to make it appear that actual attorneys are involved.
She's probably just pissed off that she got excited about the work and it didn't come through.
__________________
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin
"There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush
"We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo
Last edited by The_Jazz; 09-20-2006 at 01:53 PM..
Reason: turns out you did actually respond...
|