- JMF Enterprises, owned by John Frank, chose to pay a $23,500 settlement in quarters, dimes, nickels and dimes
- Lawyers for the victorious Fired Up Company said the delivery of more than three tons of coins was “malicious” and “a big FU.”
The owners of a Colorado welding company were overjoyed when they won their lawsuit over an unpaid bill, but were shocked by the unusual method of payment.
The defendant company, JMF Enterprises, owned by John Frank, chose to pay the $23,500 settlement in quarters, dimes, nickels and dimes, attorneys allege.
Lawyers for the victorious welding company, Fired Up Company, said the delivery of more than three tons of coins on a flatbed truck was “malicious” and “a big FU.”
“It’s funny, as long as it doesn’t happen to you,” says Fired Up Company attorney Danielle Beem.
Now a judge will decide whether coin payment is a legitimate method, or whether a more sensible and reasonable form of payment is needed.
The defendant company, JMF Enterprises, owned by John Frank (pictured), chose to pay the $23,500 in quarters, dimes, nickels and dimes
The business dispute arose after JMF Enterprises hired Fired Up Fabrication as a subcontractor to perform welding work on an apartment building, according to legal documents.
Fired Up Fabrication subsequently filed a civil lawsuit against JMF for not being paid in full.
In July, the two sides entered into mediation and JMF agreed to pay the subcontractor $23,500.
Beem told CBS News Six weeks ago, she got a call when the driver of a flatbed truck delivered the settlement to her agents.
The driver told Beem the delivery was “full of a mix of loose coins” and required a forklift to move.
Beem said she couldn’t accept the coins because the freight elevator in her century-old office building in downtown Denver couldn’t hold more than 3,000 pounds.
“Even if I wanted to take this box of coins, I couldn’t do that,” she explained.
“I think the thought was that my clients would have to accept it and it’s a huge waste of time and a big FU,” she added.
Attorney Danielle Beem told CBS News that she received a call six weeks ago when the driver of a flatbed truck delivered the settlement to her agents.
The coins delivered to its office weighed three tons, but JMF Enterprises insisted the delivery was a legitimate form of payment
The lawyer said she couldn’t accept the coins because the freight elevator in her century-old office building in downtown Denver couldn’t carry more than 3,000 pounds.
Lawyers for JMF emphasize that the payment method is legitimate and is only an attempt to realize the settlement.
“The coins, which are the current currency of the Empire, constituted a tender for the settlement funds, and therefore JMF has complied with the terms of the agreement,” JMF attorneys wrote in court documents.
“The settlement agreement did not provide a specific form for payment.”
A Colorado judge is currently weighing a request from Fired Up Fabrication for a more reasonable form of payment.