You are mistaken. I called them just for an estimate. For an hour they spoke into each ear trying to tell me I wouldn't have to pay anything. I told them I'm not committing insurance fraud and if they were that high, I couldn't do it and would let my blind friend do it. They put so much pressure on me and weren't listening to me. Then, one of them put a pad in front of me and said to fill out name address phone #. I did, as I did they walked back and took a picture of me with the pad, saying I signed it. I NEVER signed it! As a matter of fact, they told me it would be 6500. When they left that pad was blank and they not only didn't give me a copy, they NEVER invoiced me! EVER!
I learned from my insurance company that they changed the price to 6,000. You can't change the terms of the contract unless both sides agree. Doesn't matter if they lowered the price! When they woke me up, I went out and pulled the father aside and asked who hired him, 'because I know I didn't". He said my ins Co did. I asked who because I just spoke to my adjuster and he didn't approve it. They gave me a name of a woman they already knew her name. She just answers phone and she wasn't in that office they dropped it off at. She works in a different location. He lied in court saying he never said that. You would think that if a homeowner came out and said I didn't hire you, you would pack up and leave. The tree was down already, took them less than 1 hour. They claimed they were there from 7am-3pm. They testified after they went to state farm because they didn't know who my insurance company was and they called my ins Co to see if I was insured there. I would think I would have a right to privacy about who insured me, but that happened. They went to a neighboring town office to drop it off. After they harassed my insurance company to be paid, I sent them a cease and desist because ins would not pay anyone without my permission and unless they gave me their ins info to cover the damage and a copy of their biz license along with a signed agreement that I hired them. Never got any of it.
They had the burden of proof but the judge put the burden on me about my sleep habits. He asked if I heard the chainsaw, I told him what time and it took them less than an hour to be gone. He didn't believe any of that. I wasn't expecting to have to prove what I do when I sleep so I don't hear anything else and even awake I can't hear anything in my bedroom.
Luckily, the tree guys posted photos of a tree job that took them an hour. The only question should be if they were hired and we had a signed agreement. We do not!
Father and son both own company but only father sued me. I didn't know why, even questioned it in court. I realized after it was because he used his son and co-owner as a witness. He testified he was just an employee who makes a paycheck and didn't own the company. So he and the biz could not be Plaintiffs or judge would see the son had something to gain. I got him to admit it on cross. Judge didn't seem to care. The son was also a very hostile witness, asking me questions, yelling at me. Judge didn't care. The whole thing us just bullshit Since I got my Motion to vacate, the case starts over. They have a new attorney and I will subpoena their old attorney since she knows they committed perjury. I'm filing a counter for property damage and punitive for their perjury.
I told you, it's a long story. I'm a very credible person who has never changed my story.
