Are text messages considered legal proof to sue in a circumstance where someone owes money ?

[mahi]

Jurisdiction

Illinois

I had lent money to two of my good friends(Say A and B) together,now things changed and our relationship went bad.I only have text message proof from B that he owes total money lent to both A and B together.Is it possible to sue B and get my money back?or shall i have to show transactions proof too? Showing the transaction proofs gets little difficult as majority of the transactions i have done are with A but not B i.e lent more money to A than B.

 

[adjusterjack]

Anybody can (at least attempt to) sue anybody. However, just a statement (text, email, spoken, written or otherwise) isn't evidence itself that there is an agreement to repay. It might be supporting evidence.

Small claims court is cheap and informal. Whether you win or not is anybody's guess but it's worth a shot.

Although why you wouldn't sue both A and B is beyond me.