The concert ticket cancellation

Harper v. Ellis/Friends/Filed Sep 25, 2026

A confirmed plus-one canceled the day before, and the spare ticket did not resell.

Plaintiff

Harper

I bought two concert tickets after my friend confirmed they were going. They canceled the day before and I could not resell the ticket.

Evidence

EXHIBIT A

Evidence

Two general-admission tickets. Buyer: Harper. Total charged to Harper. Resale attempts the day before: no buyer.

Ticket confirmation

Defense

Ellis

I got sick and had no control over it. I should not owe the entire ticket price for an unavoidable cancellation.

Findings of the court

The ticket was bought on a yes, then canceled for illness the day before. The unsold seat is not a full debt.

Ellis confirmed before Harper bought the second ticket.
The cancellation was the day before the show, for illness.
Harper could not resell the spare ticket.

The court has reached a decision.

Verdict

Illness is not a ticket invoice.

Harper bought the seat on a real yes, and the timing was rough. Getting sick is not a choice to skip. Ellis does not owe the full price. A good-faith split of whatever Harper actually lost trying to resell is enough, and here the attempt failed without a listed resale price to divide.

Order

Ellis does not owe the full ticket. No further payment is ordered.

A last-day illness is a bad break, not a bill for the whole seat.

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