Jesse James faces lawsuit by custom-car client
Jesse James (a.k.a. Mr. Sandra Bullock) and his Long Beach-based company West Coast Choppers are being sued for at least $422,680. That sum is how much Michael B. Jones of Omaha said he paid James on the agreement that the company (under James' direct supervision) would provide a "sleek and low-slung custom" car based on a 1949 Cadillac Sedanette to a standard where it could be entered into various car shows.
According to court case [.pdf ], the original transaction took place early in 2005. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, charges that the original cost was set between $250,000 and $350,000. It further alleges that James' organization asked Jones for more money, which he says he paid at various stages of what he thought was the building process. Jones says he was later told that the cost could be more like $700,000.
To date, Jones documented that he hasn't received the car.
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