Also... isn't "punitive" relative to the plaintiff getting something from the defendant? How would what I be demanding be punitive or am I just bluffing?
Sorry, I'm just kind of scared about the whole thing. I make very little money and that's a big amount. I suppose I can't let him push me around. I'll respond shortly.
I guess I am dense for putting myself in that situation, but I certainly did not foresee this happening -- I guess no one ever does though.
I have to admit further, that in my anxiousness to get advice here, I left out the fact that in our e-mails I more or less conceded that I owed him money...
Something else I feel I should mention (which admittedly weakens my position more) is that I have already paid a portion of the costs of the trip. Initially the total owed was $180, but I have already paid him $50 towards the debt.
Hey folks,
Back in March, a friend of mine asked me if I wanted to go on a trip with him, where a group of us would be renting a house for the week. I agreed to going that day but the next day I changed my mind and said I didn't want to go due to the cost and the cost of missing work for that...