Contrast with how individuals who bounce a check or even skip out on a restaurant bill are treated by the legal system. But if a store fails to deliver what you paid for, police just tell you to take it to civil court.
It is kind of weird when you think about it. Either way, it's breach of contract.
If someone robs a house, but then leaves a rubby ducky and an invoice saying "1 Rubber Ducky - Cost 1 house's contents", is it now only a civil court affair since it's just contract law?
Contrast with how individuals who bounce a check or even skip out on a restaurant bill are treated by the legal system. But if a store fails to deliver what you paid for, police just tell you to take it to civil court.
It is kind of weird when you think about it. Either way, it's breach of contract.
If someone robs a house, but then leaves a rubby ducky and an invoice saying "1 Rubber Ducky - Cost 1 house's contents", is it now only a civil court affair since it's just contract law?
You can't have a contract if both parties don't agree to it. That wouldn't even make it to court on those grounds.
A dine-and-dasher or a shortchanger doesn't agree to the contract, either.
What are you talking about? When you order food you're agreeing to pay for it. When you don't, you're breaking the contract.
When someone breaks into your house and then leaves a note after the fact you're not agreeing to anything.