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[bluebay]

What is the name of your state? AZ

Because I work for an airline and get inexpensive plane tickets and resort arrangements, I agreed to obtain and cover on my credit card his portion of plane tickets and room reservations for a weekend in Cancun (nice of me, wasn't it? - stupid, however). He wrote me a check before we left to cover both, for the full amount of $475.00. He took the trip, used the flights and the room, and then stopped payment on his check as soon as he got home. I paid my entire way - this is only about him paying for his, as agreed.

I have his original check which should indicate his agreement to pay. I also have proof that he went on the trip and used the tickets.

I live in Arizona. He lives in California. The check was written and handed over in Arizona. The check was drawn on a Wells Fargo Bank in California.

I assume I can try to recover in small claims court but does it have to be in California? Or Arizona?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

BlueBay

 

[matti422]

You should be able to file in either court.

 

[divgradcurl]

matti442's advice is correct; however, you may want to file in CA, because if you do win a judgment, and he refuses to pay, a CA judgment can be used to enforce the judgment in CA; an AZ judgment will likely have to be "domesticated" into CA before the judgment could be enforced in CA.