Contractor(s) Conflicting Stories.

[Robert Tucker]

Here's an interesting one: After the last snow storm a few days ago, my tenant told me my snow blower wasn't starting. So, I hop online and call a few companies that do snow plowing. I get ahold of one (Contractor 1), and the receptionist says that they are full on contracts for the season but she'll call her boss and see if they can squeeze my driveway in, and she'll call back to confirm or deny. Thankful for her great customer service, I thanked her and hung up. This was mid-morning on 1 January 2020. The rest of the day went by and at around 8pm I got a message from another plowing company (Contractor 2) who said he could fit it in around 3pm on the next day. Thinking that the other company forget to call, I gave him the go-ahead.

January 2nd, I got home from work to find my driveway beautifully plowed. Happy, I messaged Contractor 2 and thanked him and got his address to send the check to.  Now....The evening got busy and so did the day at work, so I haven't mailed Contractor 2's check yet. At 1:15pm today (3 January 2020), I get an invoice from Contractor 1 for the plowing that was done on January 2nd. 

SO!!….I humbly ask for the guidance of the BP community in solving this classic "Whodunnit" mystery.  Who did the work, and who is trying to take credit for someone else's work? How should I go about finding out? I really don't feel like paying twice for the same job. 

P.S. I have not contacted either one yet. I got home, searched the forums, then typed this out after not finding something similar in the forums.