# So I'm going to court tomorrow... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 29, 2007, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-im-going-to-court-tomorrow/39452 "2007-11-29T09:36:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-im-going-to-court-tomorrow/39452/21 "2007-11-29T13:13:13Z")
[quote=“The\_Russian,post:8,topic:39452"”] Give me an address and he wont have a house. [/quote] :picard: ---
**Author:** ![throwthestick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@throwthestick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/throwthestick)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-im-going-to-court-tomorrow/39452/22 "2007-11-29T13:57:40Z")
The court will notify the contractor that he must appear in court, you dont have to serve them papers. Small claims is done through the mail. ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-im-going-to-court-tomorrow/39452/23 "2007-11-29T14:11:18Z")
[quote=“throwthestick,post:22,topic:39452"”] The court will notify the contractor that he must appear in court, you dont have to serve them papers. Small claims is done through the mail. [/quote] And all he has to say is “I never received them” and out the window go’s your idea. You need to have a server verify that he received them. ---
**Author:** ![IwannaZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iwannaz/32/7273_2.png) [@IwannaZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IwannaZ)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-im-going-to-court-tomorrow/39452/24 "2007-11-29T14:49:57Z")
All kinds of info here. [http://www.courts.state.ny.us/ithaca/city/webpageguidetosmallclaims.html#anchor119459](http://www.courts.state.ny.us/ithaca/city/webpageguidetosmallclaims.html#anchor119459) ---
**Author:** ![throwthestick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@throwthestick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/throwthestick)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-im-going-to-court-tomorrow/39452/25 "2007-11-29T15:56:48Z")
No, if he fails to show he loses. That i never got it doesent work, the courts tend to believe the U.S. Postal service. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-im-going-to-court-tomorrow/39452/26 "2007-11-29T15:59:04Z")
[quote=“MPD47,post:8,topic:39452"”] [quote=The\_Russian;751609]Give me an address and he wont have a house. [/quote] :picard:[/quote] that was awesome ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-im-going-to-court-tomorrow/39452/27 "2007-11-29T16:42:31Z")
[quote=“MPD47,post:21,topic:39452"”] :picard: [/quote] I’ll add: ![http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/ryanmcell/catpicard.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/4/e/4e437fdef22c4205d4c2b29d0a816e292e2a2a04.jpeg) ![http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/ryanmcell/awwman.gif](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/b/cba6869cbb167424ead2ff721d9bbb348919adfa.gif) ![http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/ryanmcell/homerpicard.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/a/b/ab81a81706bb8405e4ca56ab38efbf400bb38af6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-im-going-to-court-tomorrow/39452/28 "2007-11-29T20:06:58Z")
Sheriff served the papers to the contractor. and wow, what a wonderfully diverse group of picards… ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-im-going-to-court-tomorrow/39452/29 "2007-11-29T20:21:31Z")
[quote=“IwannaZ,post:24,topic:39452"”] All kinds of info here. > **[404 ERROR - N.Y. State Courts](https://www.nycourts.gov/ithaca/city/webpageguidetosmallclaims.html)** > > The official home page of the New York State Unified Court System. We hear more than three million cases a year involving almost every type of endeavor. We hear family matters, personal injury claims, commercial disputes, trust and estates issues,... [/quote] Good stuff. Thank you. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-im-going-to-court-tomorrow/39452.md?page=1)