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Posted by Nilet on Sun Aug 6 20:37:14 2017, in response to Re: On-Duty Metro-North Conductor Arrested, posted by AlM on Sun Aug 6 19:41:15 2017. Do you have a legal citation for that?Are you seriously asking for a legal citation that proves you're not required to pay for services you didn't ask for and didn't receive? Can you watch the first 30 minutes of a movie for a reduced price? If the theatre is willing to sell you a ticket for the first 30 minutes, then yes. If they quote a price for the first 30 minutes, then they are expected to honour it. Can you take Amtrak from Penn to New Rochelle? Yes. The fare is $26; you can book on their website. Can you demand to pay less for a flight from NY to Chicago than for NY to Chicago to Des Moines? Yes, you can demand it. The airline is not required to sell you the ticket, but you can certainly demand it. That said, if the airline quotes you $96 for NY to Chicago to Des Moines and $126 for New York to Chicago on the same flight, you can buy the $96 ticket to Des Moines and get off in Chicago— and the airline can't charge you the extra $30, let alone have you arrested for theft of service. Yes, that sort of thing actually does happen. Can you buy a single can of soda from CostCo when all they sell are 12-packs? If CostCo agrees to sell you a single, then yes. However, you're talking about a situation in which physical products are offered for sale and possession doesn't change until after the transaction is completed. You don't own the item until you've paid for it, and the store is within their rights to refuse the sale; if the store refuses the sale, you can't walk out with the product because you don't own it. The situation is different when you're talking about services paid for after they're rendered. A service that has been rendered to you is now "yours" because it can't be given back; you are thus obliged to pay for it. If you never had any intention of paying for it, that's theft of service. However, the person who rendered the service cannot expect payment for additional services not rendered. |
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