Recorded verdict summary

You win. The Court finds you proved that you paid $600 for a May 6 start, that no crew appeared that morning, and that the other side kept the money after the job was canceled. Applying Rule 1 and Rule 2, your side had the stronger visible record because the payment and scheduling points are supported by documents and messages, while the other side's advance-warning theory was not backed by surfaced records. Applying Rule 4 and Rule 38, the Court also gives weight to the lack of clear advance notice and the lack of any disclosed nonrefundable term before cancellation. This is not a security-deposit dispute, so Rules 9 and 11 do not materially apply here. Under Rule 37 and Rule 22, the promised timing of performance mattered, and on this record the missed start and retained payment support refund of the $600. Filing costs may be allowable if separately taxed by the clerk or awarded under the court's ordinary process, but the present record supports a money award of $600.