Would you sue a family member or a good friend, even if you had a good case?

Right Now said:
No. Family can be a major disappointment, but to attack with lawsuits against them, it would be like letting them win......emotionally.
Nope. It's just not worth it.
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Not to mention that you’d be dragging yourself down to their level by taking revenge. No way. I’d rather hold my head up and walk away.
 

No, I wouldn’t. I had good reason to sue my sister but I didn’t. She will have to live with the consequences of her actions.
 
SeniorBen said:
Naaa, I could probably sue my sister, but then I'd have to see her again, and no amount of money is worth that! :ROFLMAO:
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Ohhhhhh.... I like you. You're like me when it comes to siblings. The younger one though, older one isn't such a b!tch. 😇
 

Some states have Interspousal Immunity laws where a husband and wife can not sue each other.

Depending on the facts, I might.
 
I just remembered when my aunt stumbled and injured herself on our driveway, she didn't want to bother mom, but she told her to file a claim.

They paid, but canceled our policy, so we went to another agency, saved $200 per year.
 
No, I wouldn’t sue family or a friend, but would rather try to learn from the experience, and make adjustments in the relationship accordingly.

Once moving into a new neighborhood, a sweet widow befriended us. She declared her intention of fixing up her house and selling it within a year, but was financially destitute. I offered to loan her a little money to fund her projects…big mistake! One project led to another, hundreds led to thousands, I was advancing her money for her winter heat, and she was even coming to me for gas money. The year came and went, she didn’t move, and I wasn’t seeing any of my money coming back.

I cut off the gravy train, and the friendship cooled. Eventually when she found employment, I got all of my money back from her except for $200. Things were never the same between us thereafter, and she’s dead now. Money can poison a relationship. Live and learn…

And no good deed goes unpunished…
 
If I had real grounds to sue my ex sister-in-law, I'd sue her in an instant. I'm quite sure she'd do the same for me. During my brother's wedding, she was walking down the aisle. My brother turned to me, and said, "I don't want to go through with this". And like an idiot, I talked him into going through with the wedding. DUMDB! DUMB!
 
Fyrefox said:
I cut off the gravy train, and the friendship cooled. Eventually when she found employment, I got all of my money back from her except for $200. Things were never the same between us thereafter, and she’s dead now. Money can poison a relationship. Live and learn…

And no good deed goes unpunished…
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Reminds me of my former charity case. He called an hour after I got back from buying wheel bearing. Wanted a small loan (cigarettes) and for me to come over for dinner, (carrot/stick) passed as I doubt I'd ever see the money again.

So far. No calls since.
 
Star song….this is a very complex family dynamic. This was a “yours”, “mine” and “ours” family. So that involves both siblings and half siblings. The two half siblings (who are full brother and sister to each other) had been fighting for about three years about their mother’s estate. Their mother had substantial assets…which she distributed unequally. The brother had a history…the sister lily white. The battle eventually was settled sort of with mediation. He got another half million by fighting. Then the father dies. The father had split the estate itself equally…but that does’t seem to matter. There are wild accusations…constant threats to the lawyers and other beneficiaries . This has been going on for a year. I am very very very tired of it all. I want it to go to court. As for the lonely old man thing…he had already done that to himself.
 
I wouldn't really, my previous post was with "Tongue-in-cheek",
thinking it was funny, but it wasn't, sorry,

Mike.
 
Muskrat said:
Star song….this is a very complex family dynamic. This was a “yours”, “mine” and “ours” family. So that involves both siblings and half siblings. The two half siblings (who are full brother and sister to each other) had been fighting for about three years about their mother’s estate. Their mother had substantial assets…which she distributed unequally. The brother had a history…the sister lily white. The battle eventually was settled sort of with mediation. He got another half million by fighting. Then the father dies. The father had split the estate itself equally…but that does’t seem to matter. There are wild accusations…constant threats to the lawyers and other beneficiaries . This has been going on for a year. I am very very very tired of it all. I want it to go to court. As for the lonely old man thing…he had already done that to himself.
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What a terrible situation. I'm so sorry that you're being put through this.
 
Muskrat said:
I am very very very tired of it all. I want it to go to court.
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I think court is sometimes the way to go. People can have completely different assumptions and values, different communication styles, etc.

I was once unable to come to an agreement with someone. An interested party said in a threatening manner, "If you two can't work this out, it'll have to go to court."

Court? Yes, please!
 

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