What is the name of your state? Tennessee
I have a sizable hospital bill from 2/2001. An attorney filed a lawsuit against me on 8/2007. I went to court and the lawyer pulled me aside and tried to get me to setup a payment plan. I don't even believe the balance of the bill is correct. So, I denied the payment option. They set a trial date.
Before the trial date I did some research and found that the 6 year statute of limitations had expired. So, I didn't feel I needed an attorney to argue that at trial. When I went to trial there was a judge who was sitting in for a sick judge. He called my name and case number and asked me if I had an attorney. I told him "no" and that I wanted the case dismissed due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. He said I had a legal argument and that he was going to reset the trial date and let the original judge hear it.
So, I showed up for that 2 weeks later with the same defense. But, before the trial the lawyer approached me and said that they were going to file a non-suit and that I was free to go.
What is a non-suit and what are my options?
I have a sizable hospital bill from 2/2001. An attorney filed a lawsuit against me on 8/2007. I went to court and the lawyer pulled me aside and tried to get me to setup a payment plan. I don't even believe the balance of the bill is correct. So, I denied the payment option. They set a trial date.
Before the trial date I did some research and found that the 6 year statute of limitations had expired. So, I didn't feel I needed an attorney to argue that at trial. When I went to trial there was a judge who was sitting in for a sick judge. He called my name and case number and asked me if I had an attorney. I told him "no" and that I wanted the case dismissed due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. He said I had a legal argument and that he was going to reset the trial date and let the original judge hear it.
So, I showed up for that 2 weeks later with the same defense. But, before the trial the lawyer approached me and said that they were going to file a non-suit and that I was free to go.
What is a non-suit and what are my options?