Re: Can a canadian sue an american?

[McGyver]

<chri...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1145679142.8...@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hello.. Interesting question here, that I have not been able to get an
> answer for.
>
> I have a good Canadian friend (I'm American) who had an American
> boyfriend for about a year. She gave this boyfriend several loans (yes,
> they were loans - this is not the issue here) over that year, which the
> boyfriend promised, in writing, several times, to pay back.
>
> He suddenly split on her, and now refuses to pay back any loans.
>
> She's back in Ontario, but will be going back to the US this summer to
> visit. Can she bring a suit against him in a small claims court in the
> US while she's here on a tourist visa? Or is she not entitled to do
> this since she is not a US citizen? If not, can she get a US citizen to
> sue him on her behalf?
>
> The total amount is about $5,000 US, for car repairs, a computer, and
> other things that were for his personal use and were clearly loans, as
> she has agreements and promises to repay in writing.

Anybody can sue in U.S. Courts. There is no citizenship or residency
requirement.

McGyver