How to Win in Small Claims Court in New York : With Forms

by ROGERS JAMES L.

• ISBN13: 9781572481985
• ISBN10: 1572481986
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc

Summary

Explains everything you need to successfully handle your case in a New York small claims court

Table of Contents

Using Self Help Law Books	ix
Introduction	xiii
Introduction to Small Claims Court	1	(4)
Types of Cases That Can Be Heard
Needing an Attorney
Where You Can Get Help
What You Can Recover
Before You Sue	5	(6)
Your Case
Proving Your Case
Your Time and Effort
Collecting If You Win
Before Filing Your Suit
Filing Your Case	11	(24)
Those Who May Sue
Who You Can Sue
Where to File Your Suit
Finding a Court
Fees
Beginning Your Case
Possible Claims (Lawsuits) and What You Must Prove
Possible Defenses
Disclosure
How Much You Should Ask For
Jury Trial
Defending Yourself	35	(14)
Notice of Claim
Your Defenses
Settling the Case
Asking for a Jury Trial
Countersuing	49	(2)
How to Countersue
Exceeding the Limit
Impleading Additional Defendants
Your Trial (Hearing)	51	(8)
Arbitration
Settling before Trial
Jury Trial
Trial
Preparation for Trial
Presenting Your Case
If Your Defendant Carries On a Business
Thinking About the Enforcement of Your Judgment
Rules of Evidence	59	(6)
Prima Facie Evidence
Witnesses
Expert Witnesses
Privileged Communications
Testimony Concerning Deceased or Mentally III People
Proof
Parol Evidence Rule
Collecting Your Judgment	65	(12)
First Steps
Information Subpoenas
Right to Obtain Consumer Credit Reports
Exempt Property
Docketing Your Judgment
Property Execution
Income Execution
Bankruptcy
If Your Judgment Involves the Defendant's Business
Where Judgment Is Rendered in Other Than the True Name of the Defendant
Appealing	77	(4)
Vacating a Default
Filing an Appeal
Deadlines
Glossary	81	(8)
Appendix A: New York Small Claims Rules	89	(12)
Appendix B: Small Claims Checklist	101	(2)
Appendix C: Blank Forms	103	(42)
Index	145