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Walk It Through: The Small Claim Against the Mechanic

A repair that failed, a demand ignored, an informal hearing, and no appeal afterward.

A shop charged for an engine repair that failed within a week. The shop refuses to refund or redo the work.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

A small claim against a repair shop. Collecting the judgment, a claim against a government body, and a claim above $15,000 are not worked through here.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.