1 00:00:00,166 --> 00:00:02,333 [Judy] This young man vandalized your home? 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:04,166 -Correct. -Come over here. 3 00:00:04,233 --> 00:00:07,166 Take the pen and show me where the damage was. 4 00:00:07,266 --> 00:00:08,100 Here. 5 00:00:08,433 --> 00:00:12,500 He did not vandalize her house. He vandalized the other house. 6 00:00:13,700 --> 00:00:16,767 [laughs] I don't believe a word of that. Give me my pen back. 7 00:00:17,667 --> 00:00:19,834 If you tell the truth, you don't have to have a good memory. 8 00:00:19,934 --> 00:00:23,800 -[announcer] This is Judy Justice. -[theme music] 9 00:00:39,667 --> 00:00:44,300 [announcer] Tania Labriola is suing her neighbor, Noel Chhieng, 10 00:00:44,467 --> 00:00:48,433 for vandalism caused by her 11-year-old son, William. 11 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:53,467 -[Kevin] Court come to order. All rise. -Have a seat, please. 12 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,200 Judge, case 3151, Labriola versus Chhieng. 13 00:00:58,467 --> 00:00:59,367 -Thank you. -You're welcome. 14 00:01:00,433 --> 00:01:02,100 -[Judy] You own a home? -Yes, ma'am. 15 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,400 [Judy] And it is your allegation that, 16 00:01:05,500 --> 00:01:07,667 -I assume, this young man... -Mhm. 17 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:09,533 -[Judy] ...who is your son... -[Noel] Yes, ma'am. 18 00:01:09,700 --> 00:01:11,567 -[Judy] ...vandalized your home? -Correct. 19 00:01:11,633 --> 00:01:14,033 -[Judy] Which had been freshly painted... -Correct. 20 00:01:14,100 --> 00:01:16,734 [Judy] ...because you added an addition, so it was just painted. 21 00:01:16,834 --> 00:01:20,066 And he vandalized it by throwing paint on it, 22 00:01:20,166 --> 00:01:23,734 -on it and some fencing or some wall. -Mhm. Yes, ma'am. 23 00:01:23,867 --> 00:01:28,800 [Judy] And the defendant's mother says he wasn't the instigator. 24 00:01:28,900 --> 00:01:32,400 He did, in fact, do it, but she was gonna clean it off 25 00:01:32,500 --> 00:01:36,533 and she thought your estimate to fix it was too high. 26 00:01:36,867 --> 00:01:39,100 -So, what's your first name? -William. 27 00:01:39,567 --> 00:01:40,667 [Judy] Stand up with your mother. 28 00:01:42,867 --> 00:01:45,233 -You're ten? -Eleven, ma'am. 29 00:01:45,333 --> 00:01:47,166 -Tall for 11. -Thank you. 30 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:51,900 [Judy] Okay. So, on what date did you vandalize the plaintiff's house? 31 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,767 -I am not sure. I... -[Judy] What month was it? 32 00:01:56,100 --> 00:01:58,500 -December. -Saturday or a Sunday? 33 00:01:58,567 --> 00:02:01,834 -Pretty sure it was a Sunday. -Do you remember what time? 34 00:02:02,633 --> 00:02:04,967 -No. -Morning, afternoon, night? 35 00:02:05,066 --> 00:02:08,633 Morning, going... transitioning into the afternoon. 36 00:02:08,734 --> 00:02:10,100 What were you doing outside? 37 00:02:10,967 --> 00:02:13,000 -Did your mother tell you to go outside? -Yes. 38 00:02:13,100 --> 00:02:16,000 -[Judy] And who did you go outside with? -[William] My friend. 39 00:02:16,100 --> 00:02:19,000 -Did you take your bikes or did you walk? -Bikes. 40 00:02:19,166 --> 00:02:21,433 [Judy] And you went over to where the plaintiff's house is 41 00:02:21,500 --> 00:02:23,166 and there's also a construction site. 42 00:02:23,266 --> 00:02:28,133 So I want you to go over there and show me where you and your friend went. 43 00:02:32,934 --> 00:02:35,633 Alright. Now, point to the plaintiff's house. 44 00:02:37,533 --> 00:02:40,467 -Okay. So you went to the house next door? -Yes. 45 00:02:40,667 --> 00:02:43,467 Were they doing construction at the house next door? 46 00:02:43,567 --> 00:02:46,266 What do you mean by that? Like, people there currently...? 47 00:02:46,333 --> 00:02:50,200 You threw paint on the plaintiff's house. Where did you get the paint from? 48 00:02:50,633 --> 00:02:52,900 Show me in that picture. That's what I thought. 49 00:02:53,233 --> 00:02:56,633 So you got the paint from somebody else's house? 50 00:02:56,734 --> 00:02:58,000 -Yes, ma'am. -[Judy] Do you understand, 51 00:02:58,100 --> 00:03:00,333 he got the paint from somebody else's house 52 00:03:00,700 --> 00:03:03,367 and took the paint to the plaintiff's house? 53 00:03:03,433 --> 00:03:05,233 -Can I clarify? -[Judy] Sure. 54 00:03:05,367 --> 00:03:08,233 [Noel] My understanding is he did not vandalize her house, 55 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,300 he vandalized the other house. 56 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,633 Well, you don't know that at all, actually. 57 00:03:13,066 --> 00:03:15,133 You don't know that at all 'cause you weren't there. 58 00:03:15,467 --> 00:03:17,867 -You don't know that at all... -I believe based on the evidence 59 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,400 and what my son said, that it is true, 60 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:23,867 he vandalized one house and the other kid vandalized the other house. 61 00:03:23,967 --> 00:03:26,133 [Judy] Okay. Now, come over here. 62 00:03:29,700 --> 00:03:31,900 If you tell the truth, you don't have to have a good memory. 63 00:03:32,100 --> 00:03:36,133 Take the pen and show me where you walked and where you got the paint. 64 00:03:40,100 --> 00:03:45,767 You walked there, and then stop where you got the paint. You got the paint there. 65 00:03:46,166 --> 00:03:48,367 How many cans of paint were there? 66 00:03:48,467 --> 00:03:49,767 -Four. -[Judy] Four? 67 00:03:49,867 --> 00:03:54,033 -So there were four gallon cans of paint? -[William] No. 68 00:03:54,133 --> 00:03:57,633 -[Judy] How big? -Yay big. Not very big. 69 00:03:57,700 --> 00:04:02,200 -[Judy] Four. So you each carried two? -No. I took one. He took three. 70 00:04:02,300 --> 00:04:05,266 And what was your intention when you took the one? 71 00:04:05,367 --> 00:04:08,400 -Use it on this house. -Use it for what on the house? 72 00:04:08,467 --> 00:04:10,033 -[William] I don't know, paint. I... -What do you mean you don't know? 73 00:04:10,133 --> 00:04:12,200 I didn't... I wasn't really thinking. 74 00:04:12,533 --> 00:04:15,066 [Judy] When did you and your friend separate? 75 00:04:15,967 --> 00:04:18,166 About right there. 76 00:04:18,266 --> 00:04:22,133 And show me where you stayed and show me where your friend went. 77 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:28,266 What is that with the pen? You stayed where? 78 00:04:28,900 --> 00:04:31,567 Here. [...] went here. 79 00:04:32,500 --> 00:04:34,600 [Judy] And you let him go there all by himself? 80 00:04:34,700 --> 00:04:36,000 -Yes. -[laughs] 81 00:04:36,433 --> 00:04:38,233 I don't believe a word of that. Give me my pen back. 82 00:04:38,300 --> 00:04:40,734 -[courtroom laughs] -Give me my pen back. 83 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:42,800 -Yes, ma'am. -Now, you can go stand with your mother. 84 00:04:43,700 --> 00:04:46,066 -You have an estimate to paint the house? -I do. 85 00:04:46,133 --> 00:04:48,400 [Judy] May I see it please, and I'd like to see the photographs. 86 00:04:48,467 --> 00:04:52,467 Absolutely. I have an estimate for the repainting, 87 00:04:52,934 --> 00:04:56,934 as well as the north side of my house, the fence was splattered with paint as well. 88 00:04:57,100 --> 00:04:59,800 And then I had six boxes of flooring that were damaged. 89 00:04:59,900 --> 00:05:01,667 -And I have all of that. -Let me just see. 90 00:05:02,066 --> 00:05:07,233 -And here is the damages. -And the estimate that you got was $3,800 91 00:05:07,333 --> 00:05:09,600 and you said that the other people paid $1,900... 92 00:05:09,700 --> 00:05:10,834 -[Tania] Correct. -[Judy] ...which is half? 93 00:05:10,900 --> 00:05:11,800 -[Tania] Yup. Correct. -Okay. 94 00:05:11,867 --> 00:05:15,000 [Tania] And then I received an invoice for the fence painting, 95 00:05:15,100 --> 00:05:16,867 which I didn't have initially, and as well as the flooring. 96 00:05:16,967 --> 00:05:18,367 [Judy] That's too bad. That's too bad. 97 00:05:18,467 --> 00:05:25,500 $1,900, which as you said is half the estimate. Now, I want to see. Huh. Okay. 98 00:05:26,633 --> 00:05:29,100 -So now, I have this question for you. -Yes, ma'am. 99 00:05:29,367 --> 00:05:31,100 [Judy] When you came home, your mother said to you, 100 00:05:31,500 --> 00:05:33,967 -"You have paint on your shoes." Right? -Yes. 101 00:05:34,333 --> 00:05:35,533 And she asked you what happened, 102 00:05:35,633 --> 00:05:38,433 "How'd you get paint on your shoes?" Tell me what you told her. 103 00:05:38,667 --> 00:05:43,000 I told her that I went over to the house down the road. 104 00:05:43,433 --> 00:05:45,200 [Judy] You got it at the house down the road? 105 00:05:45,300 --> 00:05:48,000 -Yes. -You had to have told her more, 106 00:05:48,100 --> 00:05:53,834 because she went with you to where the damage was to the house 107 00:05:53,934 --> 00:05:55,967 and you started cleaning it with your mother, 108 00:05:56,033 --> 00:05:57,500 -correct? -Correct. 109 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:00,667 And where did you start to clean with your mother first? 110 00:06:00,734 --> 00:06:04,433 Because... pay careful attention, 'cause when the plaintiff came home, 111 00:06:04,533 --> 00:06:08,700 she found you and your mother cleaning the house in the back. 112 00:06:08,767 --> 00:06:10,400 -Do you understand? -Yes, ma'am. 113 00:06:10,667 --> 00:06:13,233 So now, what I want you to do is show me, 114 00:06:13,333 --> 00:06:17,433 when you and your mother first came to the property, 115 00:06:17,667 --> 00:06:21,000 where did you show her the damage was? Go over there. 116 00:06:25,133 --> 00:06:27,734 Show me where you told your mother the damage was. 117 00:06:27,834 --> 00:06:28,967 Here and here. 118 00:06:29,066 --> 00:06:32,166 Well, how did you know the damage was there? You said that you didn't go there. 119 00:06:32,233 --> 00:06:34,066 How did you know that there was any damage there? 120 00:06:34,166 --> 00:06:35,567 [theme music] 121 00:06:37,433 --> 00:06:40,200 When you pulled up in your driveway 122 00:06:40,266 --> 00:06:44,700 and found the defendant's mother cleaning your house, 123 00:06:44,767 --> 00:06:46,734 where were they cleaning? Show me. 124 00:06:46,834 --> 00:06:49,467 Okay. The mom was over here and her son was over here. 125 00:06:49,567 --> 00:06:52,100 So the son was cleaning the house 126 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,734 that he allegedly had nothing to do with vandalizing? 127 00:06:54,834 --> 00:06:56,233 [announcer] And later today... 128 00:06:56,333 --> 00:06:59,166 [Judy] You mean instantly, you had a fight with him in the morning 129 00:06:59,233 --> 00:07:04,467 and then you were going to pursue your dream of motorcycle riding that day? 130 00:07:04,567 --> 00:07:06,300 And so you got on the bike and you wrecked it. 131 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:09,667 And then was terribly injured, which you were, 132 00:07:09,767 --> 00:07:14,467 because that's what happens when you ride something with just the air around you. 133 00:07:14,567 --> 00:07:16,200 [courtroom laughs] 134 00:07:17,734 --> 00:07:19,834 [theme music] 135 00:07:23,767 --> 00:07:27,867 [announcer] Tania Labriola claims her neighbor, Noel Chhieng, 136 00:07:28,066 --> 00:07:29,700 owes for property damage 137 00:07:29,900 --> 00:07:33,900 after her 11-year-old son, William, vandalized her house. 138 00:07:34,533 --> 00:07:39,800 Now, you said that you stayed right in the back of that first house 139 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:43,934 and your friend went all the way... don't raise your hand. 140 00:07:44,633 --> 00:07:47,133 And your friend went all the way around the house 141 00:07:47,767 --> 00:07:52,300 with the three cans of paint that he was carrying. You only had one. 142 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:56,000 So how did you know that there was any damage to the plaintiff's house? 143 00:07:56,100 --> 00:07:58,734 Because there wasn't any trees here 144 00:07:58,934 --> 00:08:03,734 and you could just blatantly see him... doing the paint over here. 145 00:08:04,133 --> 00:08:06,467 It's not a flat house, it's a big house. 146 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:11,066 Madam, walk over to the house and show me where the paint was on your house. 147 00:08:11,166 --> 00:08:12,400 -[Noel] Can I show you a more accurate... -[shushing] 148 00:08:12,500 --> 00:08:14,367 -[Noel] ...picture of the property? -No, no, no, no, no. 149 00:08:14,467 --> 00:08:16,000 -[Noel] It's very clear from this picture. -No, no, no, no, no. Put it down. 150 00:08:16,567 --> 00:08:21,533 Show me where the damage was to your house. In the back end. 151 00:08:21,734 --> 00:08:23,633 It was in all three sides. Yes, ma'am. 152 00:08:23,700 --> 00:08:26,633 -All three sides? -[Tania] Mhm. Just not the front, so... 153 00:08:26,700 --> 00:08:31,867 And you said that you didn't move from the back of the first house 154 00:08:31,934 --> 00:08:34,200 when your friend went all the way around the house. 155 00:08:34,300 --> 00:08:39,600 So my question now to you is, when you pulled up in your driveway 156 00:08:39,700 --> 00:08:43,066 -and found the defendant's mother... -[Tania] Mhm. 157 00:08:43,533 --> 00:08:49,066 [Judy] ...and this young man cleaning your house, where were they cleaning? Show me. 158 00:08:49,166 --> 00:08:52,033 Okay. The mom was over here and her son was over here. 159 00:08:52,133 --> 00:08:54,800 [Judy] So the son was cleaning the house 160 00:08:54,867 --> 00:08:57,433 that he allegedly had nothing to do with vandalizing. 161 00:08:57,533 --> 00:08:58,867 -Is that right? -Yes, ma'am. 162 00:08:58,934 --> 00:09:01,266 Yeah. Okay. Step back. You, too. 163 00:09:05,133 --> 00:09:07,100 -Anything else you wanna tell me? -No, ma'am. 164 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:09,767 [Judy] You know, I sort of know that this is the last time, 165 00:09:09,834 --> 00:09:13,533 at least I believe that this is the last time you're gonna be in court like this? 166 00:09:13,867 --> 00:09:18,834 I sort of have that here, because I think that this was an unpleasant experience 167 00:09:18,934 --> 00:09:20,734 -both for you and your mother. -Yes, ma'am. 168 00:09:21,033 --> 00:09:22,700 [Judy] And when you get older, 169 00:09:22,767 --> 00:09:27,600 you realize that you don't wanna repeat unpleasant situations. 170 00:09:27,700 --> 00:09:31,200 Because you get embarrassed, your mother is embarrassed. 171 00:09:31,300 --> 00:09:35,133 I mean, your mother had other things to do rather than putting on plastic gloves 172 00:09:35,233 --> 00:09:39,433 and going scrubbing off latex paint on somebody else's house that day. 173 00:09:39,567 --> 00:09:42,300 So, if you do the wrong thing, the wrong thing happens. 174 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:44,400 Now, if you do the right thing in life, 175 00:09:44,467 --> 00:09:48,100 it's not a guarantee that everything will go well for you. 176 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,700 But I'm gonna tell you it's a damn good start. 177 00:09:52,166 --> 00:09:57,867 So, if you try to do what is being a good citizen, 178 00:09:58,433 --> 00:10:02,567 what's being a good person, what's being a good neighbor. 179 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:04,934 -Do you live in a house? -Yes. 180 00:10:05,100 --> 00:10:07,934 -Does your mom own that house? -[William] Yes. 181 00:10:08,033 --> 00:10:09,900 But I think she's still paying her mortgage. 182 00:10:10,066 --> 00:10:14,633 Well, she owns it if she's still paying a mortgage. But that's observant. 183 00:10:14,734 --> 00:10:16,767 -So she owns her own house? -Yes. 184 00:10:16,867 --> 00:10:18,900 How do you think she would feel if somebody came 185 00:10:18,967 --> 00:10:22,200 -and threw paint on her house? -Upset. 186 00:10:23,467 --> 00:10:28,367 Right. Because she's paying a mortgage. She wants it to look nice. 187 00:10:28,467 --> 00:10:32,367 She wants you to have a nice place to live, so... You seem like a nice young man 188 00:10:32,867 --> 00:10:36,567 and you have to realize there are repercussions when you do the wrong thing. 189 00:10:37,066 --> 00:10:41,066 This lady had a house, she built an extension, she repainted the house, 190 00:10:41,133 --> 00:10:45,767 and somebody comes along and, for sport, vandalizes it with their friend. 191 00:10:45,867 --> 00:10:50,266 This was a, what we call, a joint venture with your friend. 192 00:10:50,567 --> 00:10:52,133 Then you had to get your mother involved. 193 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:54,166 -This was on a weekend? -Yes. 194 00:10:54,266 --> 00:10:58,133 So on a day when she doesn't work, and she would ordinarily clean her own house. 195 00:10:58,233 --> 00:10:59,066 -Yeah. -[Judy] So instead, 196 00:10:59,133 --> 00:11:04,300 she had to get all dressed and ready and go and scrub a stranger's house. 197 00:11:04,467 --> 00:11:06,133 -Not fair, right? -Mhm. 198 00:11:06,433 --> 00:11:09,533 [Judy] Good. Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $1,900. 199 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:11,834 -We're finished. Thank you very much. -[Kevin] This court is adjourned. 200 00:11:11,934 --> 00:11:13,100 [theme music] 201 00:11:16,433 --> 00:11:19,200 Devastated, 'cause I'm a teacher, a single mom of two, 202 00:11:19,300 --> 00:11:25,867 and I've been working for years to save. I work two jobs. So it's heartbreaking. 203 00:11:25,967 --> 00:11:29,133 Ultimately, I'm the one who is going to be responsible for paying this bill. 204 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:33,900 No, I think they were just 12 or 11, whatever age they were, 205 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:37,266 and just wanted to do what they wanted to do. 206 00:11:37,333 --> 00:11:41,266 I hope this will put me on the path to do the right thing, and hopefully... 207 00:11:42,033 --> 00:11:45,467 I really, really will try my best to not make this kind of mistake again. 208 00:11:45,533 --> 00:11:48,500 -That actions have consequences. -Ready to put it behind me. 209 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:53,567 Oh, how you love the youth and to set them on the right path. 210 00:11:53,667 --> 00:11:55,767 That was a very well-spoken, 211 00:11:55,834 --> 00:11:58,700 -seemed confident, smart 11-year-old. -Yeah. 212 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:02,667 [Sarah] And I think you scared it into him to make the right choices. 213 00:12:02,734 --> 00:12:06,000 And he seems... this seemed like a one-off type situation for him. 214 00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:10,400 It didn't seem like this was a trait that he carries on daily. 215 00:12:10,500 --> 00:12:12,266 -No, no, no. -[Sarah] You know, in his regular life. 216 00:12:12,367 --> 00:12:15,567 And you never know. This experience for him might just be the thing 217 00:12:15,667 --> 00:12:18,433 that keeps him from ever doing anything like this again. 218 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:23,233 It might be the little voice over peer pressure, over, you know, instigation, 219 00:12:23,333 --> 00:12:27,033 that could save him from making another mistake in his young years. 220 00:12:27,100 --> 00:12:30,734 [Judy] Yeah, right. I used to say that family quote all the time, 221 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:36,000 that I thought it was unwise to allow young people, 222 00:12:36,066 --> 00:12:37,567 -like this or a little bit older... -[Sarah] Mhm. 223 00:12:37,667 --> 00:12:42,233 ...who committed these acts of vandalism, knocked over somebody's vegetable cart. 224 00:12:42,333 --> 00:12:43,500 -Mhm. -[Judy] You know, 225 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:45,667 took rocks and threw it and broke a window, 226 00:12:46,133 --> 00:12:48,834 and they would go into the probation department 227 00:12:48,900 --> 00:12:50,834 and they would say, "Don't do that again. 228 00:12:50,934 --> 00:12:52,867 You know, you don't wanna have to come in here with your mother again." 229 00:12:52,934 --> 00:12:56,000 And they let 'em go home. And I said it's a tremendous mistake. 230 00:12:56,066 --> 00:13:02,800 Because if the first time you're brought into court it's an unpleasant experience, 231 00:13:02,900 --> 00:13:08,500 people usually do not want to replicate an unpleasant experience. 232 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,867 But if there's no consequence to doing these little petty things... 233 00:13:12,967 --> 00:13:15,300 Then there's no contrary voice when you're about to do it. 234 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:17,900 [Judy] If there's no consequence then that escalates. 235 00:13:17,967 --> 00:13:20,834 -Mhm. -Because there has to be a consequence. 236 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,967 As a parent, if you tell your child to be in at nine o'clock 237 00:13:24,033 --> 00:13:27,133 and they come in at 11:00 and there's no consequence, 238 00:13:27,233 --> 00:13:29,133 -then they're gonna come in at 12:00. -[Sarah] Mhm. 239 00:13:29,433 --> 00:13:33,133 And if there's no consequence, then they're gonna come in next Thursday 240 00:13:33,667 --> 00:13:35,133 -and you're gonna deserve it. -Yeah. 241 00:13:35,233 --> 00:13:37,767 [Judy] Because there has to be consequential behavior. 242 00:13:37,834 --> 00:13:40,333 -Anyway, I'm getting off my soapbox. -[chuckles] 243 00:13:41,100 --> 00:13:45,266 Case 3143, Child versus Huddleston. All parties, please come forward. 244 00:13:45,333 --> 00:13:50,567 [announcer] Tailor Child is suing her former friend, Crystal Huddleston, 245 00:13:50,900 --> 00:13:54,266 for the cost of a motorcycle and riding boots. 246 00:13:54,333 --> 00:13:57,066 I know very little about motorcycles. 247 00:13:57,133 --> 00:14:00,734 I know that the couple of times I've been on them, I didn't like it. 248 00:14:00,834 --> 00:14:07,533 Just seems to me that when you're surrounded with 3,000-pound cars, 249 00:14:07,633 --> 00:14:11,367 you want more around you than fresh air. 250 00:14:11,533 --> 00:14:15,967 So maybe I'll get somewhat of an education doing this case. I doubt it. 251 00:14:16,033 --> 00:14:17,533 [theme music] 252 00:14:18,700 --> 00:14:21,166 You weren't in an accident with another bike. 253 00:14:21,233 --> 00:14:24,033 -You wrapped the bike around a tree. -Yes. 254 00:14:24,133 --> 00:14:26,767 And of course, that had to be somebody else's fault, 255 00:14:26,867 --> 00:14:29,567 not the fault of the rider who was learning how to ride, 256 00:14:29,667 --> 00:14:31,867 but it had to be somebody else's fault, 257 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,367 who let you use the bike to learn how to ride. 258 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:39,700 [theme music] 259 00:14:44,333 --> 00:14:49,533 [announcer] Tailor Child is accusing her former friend, Crystal Huddleston, 260 00:14:49,700 --> 00:14:53,834 of owing for the cost of a motorcycle after crashing it into a tree. 261 00:14:54,467 --> 00:14:57,734 Crystal is countersuing Tailor for medical bills. 262 00:14:58,367 --> 00:15:02,066 -Ms. Child, you like motorcycles? -Correct. 263 00:15:02,133 --> 00:15:04,633 -And you've been riding them a long time? -Yes. 264 00:15:04,734 --> 00:15:10,367 [Judy] And you purchased a motorcycle from someone, used, 265 00:15:10,633 --> 00:15:13,266 -and you paid $3,500 for it? -[Tailor] Yes. 266 00:15:13,367 --> 00:15:14,700 [Judy] Who's Scott? 267 00:15:15,066 --> 00:15:16,800 -Right here, ma'am. -[Judy] That would be him. 268 00:15:17,033 --> 00:15:19,433 You and Scott work on the motorcycles together? 269 00:15:19,533 --> 00:15:21,400 -Yes. -[Judy] And you brought the motorcycle 270 00:15:21,467 --> 00:15:25,100 back to your place and you did some work on the chain 271 00:15:25,166 --> 00:15:29,767 and a lube job and who knows what else. But then when you tested it out, 272 00:15:29,867 --> 00:15:34,100 Scott thought, according to you, it needed a little more work 273 00:15:34,233 --> 00:15:37,867 and he was gonna take it back to his house to do a little more work on it. 274 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:39,734 -So far correct? -Correct. 275 00:15:40,767 --> 00:15:45,767 So, Scott took this motorcycle back to his house. 276 00:15:46,266 --> 00:15:49,300 Now, this young lady doesn't ride motorcycles, 277 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:53,100 but she rides as a passenger on motorcycles, 278 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:58,367 but she wanted to learn about it and she too was a friend of Scott's. 279 00:15:58,433 --> 00:16:01,667 -Correct. -So she was at Scott's house 280 00:16:01,767 --> 00:16:05,533 while he was futzing around with this motorcycle 281 00:16:05,734 --> 00:16:08,433 and she decided she wanted to ride it, 282 00:16:08,500 --> 00:16:13,000 and wanted Scott to help her learn to ride a motorcycle. 283 00:16:13,100 --> 00:16:15,166 -Um... -[Judy] "Um" is not an answer. 284 00:16:15,266 --> 00:16:17,000 -Is that correct? -No. 285 00:16:17,066 --> 00:16:18,667 Tell me where I'm wrong. 286 00:16:18,867 --> 00:16:25,133 The morning of September 29th, Tailor had my riding equipment in her car, 287 00:16:25,433 --> 00:16:28,200 and she and I had an agreement 288 00:16:28,300 --> 00:16:33,033 that I was going to learn with Scott on the bike the night previous. 289 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:34,433 We had a group chat. 290 00:16:35,166 --> 00:16:39,967 And at some point, you had to have asked her if you could ride the bike. 291 00:16:40,934 --> 00:16:43,934 You know, certain things are common sense. Certain things aren't common sense. 292 00:16:44,033 --> 00:16:46,834 Don't think about your ultimate counterclaim here 293 00:16:46,934 --> 00:16:51,033 because that's not gonna be good for you anyway, in all probability. 294 00:16:51,133 --> 00:16:52,767 -You understand that? -Yes. 295 00:16:52,834 --> 00:16:55,834 [Judy] 'Cause we have to take responsibility for our own actions. 296 00:16:56,333 --> 00:16:59,867 But at some point, you asked her if you could ride her bike. 297 00:16:59,967 --> 00:17:02,500 -Yes. -[Judy] Okay. And at that point, 298 00:17:02,567 --> 00:17:05,667 -you knew the bike was at Scott's house. -Yes. 299 00:17:05,734 --> 00:17:08,867 [Judy] And when Scott gave you the bike to ride, 300 00:17:08,934 --> 00:17:10,900 -you rode it alone? -Yes. 301 00:17:10,967 --> 00:17:14,367 -Had you ever ridden a bike alone before? -Yes. 302 00:17:14,433 --> 00:17:16,734 -[Judy] How many times? -Five. 303 00:17:16,834 --> 00:17:19,033 -[Judy] Whose bike? -Ryan's bike. And... 304 00:17:19,100 --> 00:17:21,266 -[Judy] And Ryan is your? -Boyfriend. 305 00:17:21,367 --> 00:17:26,967 [Judy] Okay. When Ryan let you ride his bike five times, were you good at it? 306 00:17:27,066 --> 00:17:28,834 I would like to think so. 307 00:17:28,900 --> 00:17:34,467 Well then, why did you wanna ride her used bike for and learn how to ride? 308 00:17:34,567 --> 00:17:37,567 I wanted to get more practice before I bought my own bike. 309 00:17:37,633 --> 00:17:39,467 [Judy] Okay. So you wanted to get more practice. 310 00:17:39,567 --> 00:17:42,433 Why didn't you ask your boyfriend if you could ride his bike? 311 00:17:42,533 --> 00:17:44,200 Ryan and I were in a fight that morning. 312 00:17:44,266 --> 00:17:47,567 [Judy] So, you mean instantly, you had a fight with him in the morning 313 00:17:47,667 --> 00:17:52,867 and then you were going to pursue your dream of motorcycle riding that day? 314 00:17:53,333 --> 00:17:55,266 -Am I understanding you? -Yes. 315 00:17:55,367 --> 00:17:57,200 [Judy] Yeah. Okay. Good. So this is what happened. 316 00:17:57,266 --> 00:17:59,166 So you got on the bike and you wrecked it. 317 00:17:59,233 --> 00:18:00,667 -Yes. -[Judy] And she's suing 318 00:18:00,767 --> 00:18:02,667 -for the wrecked bike. -Correct. 319 00:18:02,767 --> 00:18:05,033 [Judy] And you're counterclaiming because you said, 320 00:18:05,133 --> 00:18:10,467 "I didn't know that it didn't have a lube job and I was terribly injured." 321 00:18:10,567 --> 00:18:14,900 -Which you were, hospitalized, right? -Yes. 322 00:18:14,967 --> 00:18:19,767 Because that's what happens when you ride something with just the air around you. 323 00:18:19,834 --> 00:18:20,700 [courtroom chuckles] 324 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:24,300 [Judy] You weren't in an accident with another bike or a car. 325 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:27,500 -You wrapped the bike around a tree. -Yes. 326 00:18:27,734 --> 00:18:30,133 And, of course, that had to be somebody else's fault, 327 00:18:30,233 --> 00:18:33,066 not the fault of the rider who was learning how to ride, 328 00:18:33,133 --> 00:18:35,333 but it had to be somebody else's fault, 329 00:18:35,533 --> 00:18:37,767 who let you use the bike to learn how to ride? 330 00:18:37,834 --> 00:18:40,500 No, I take full responsibility for crashing this bike. 331 00:18:40,567 --> 00:18:41,633 You take full responsibility? 332 00:18:41,734 --> 00:18:45,300 So why don't you pay her for the bike instead of countersuing her for $10,000? 333 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:48,133 The bike was unregistered, uninsured, 334 00:18:48,233 --> 00:18:51,300 and Tailor and I have an agreement, or had an agreement 335 00:18:51,367 --> 00:18:53,767 that I would pay her in full by March 29th. 336 00:18:53,834 --> 00:18:56,934 -Pay her in full for what? -[Crystal] For the bike. 337 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:00,533 -[Judy] And? -And the boots that she gave me. 338 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:03,367 So you had an agreement with her after this incident. 339 00:19:03,433 --> 00:19:05,467 By the way, what was the date of the incident? 340 00:19:05,533 --> 00:19:08,500 -September 29th. -[Judy] Okay. So you had an agreement, 341 00:19:08,567 --> 00:19:13,633 after you destroyed the bike, and after you recovered from your injuries, 342 00:19:13,700 --> 00:19:16,700 you had an agreement with her that you were gonna pay her for the bike 343 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:18,567 -by March 29th? -Yes. 344 00:19:18,667 --> 00:19:22,100 -Why didn't you pay her? -I have been paying the medical bills off. 345 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:29,834 [Judy] Okay. Well, that's fair. So, in anticipation of your not paying her back, 346 00:19:29,900 --> 00:19:33,500 she's suing you now, and you decided to counterclaim? 347 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:34,834 Yes. 348 00:19:35,300 --> 00:19:38,367 [laughs] That makes my life so much easier. 349 00:19:38,633 --> 00:19:40,700 Good. Did she agree to pay you back for the bike? 350 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:41,600 [Tailor] Yes. 351 00:19:41,700 --> 00:19:47,633 She's telling you, this... in legalese, we call this an anticipatory breach. 352 00:19:47,700 --> 00:19:54,166 She's telling you now on March 19th that she's not gonna pay you on March 29th. 353 00:19:54,233 --> 00:19:57,200 So ten days from now, she's not gonna pay you 354 00:19:57,300 --> 00:19:59,133 'cause she's been paying off the medical bills. 355 00:19:59,233 --> 00:20:01,467 -That's why we're here. -Correct. 356 00:20:01,567 --> 00:20:06,166 Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $3,500. Your counterclaim is dismissed. 357 00:20:06,233 --> 00:20:09,233 -We're done here. Thank you very much. -[Kevin] This court is adjourned. 358 00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:11,800 [theme music] 359 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,834 What happened is Tailor blatantly lied 360 00:20:15,934 --> 00:20:20,266 and said that I could ride her bike and that's it. It's cut and clean. 361 00:20:20,367 --> 00:20:23,367 I crashed, I take responsibility for it, and that's it. 362 00:20:23,467 --> 00:20:27,900 I didn't give full permission. It was discussed prior to the case... 363 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:29,233 well, prior to the incident, 364 00:20:29,333 --> 00:20:34,300 that she would... I would teach her, and they already had access to my bike. 365 00:20:34,367 --> 00:20:37,033 I was on gravel, I lost control of the bike, 366 00:20:37,100 --> 00:20:40,533 I popped a wheelie, and then I popped another wheelie. 367 00:20:40,633 --> 00:20:43,166 I received a call from Scott, my witness. 368 00:20:43,233 --> 00:20:45,734 The clutch gave out and I couldn't stop the bike, 369 00:20:45,834 --> 00:20:48,800 so I made a decision to not go into my car and go into a tree. 370 00:20:48,867 --> 00:20:52,066 He said, "Hey, get here quick. Crystal's in an ambulance. 371 00:20:52,233 --> 00:20:55,200 -She wrapped your bike around a tree." -Tailor and I are not friends. 372 00:20:55,300 --> 00:20:58,700 -We're not friends. -I don't like snakes. I'm sorry. 373 00:21:00,133 --> 00:21:03,567 [Sarah] Rarely do we get one that easy. I mean, it was clear. 374 00:21:04,333 --> 00:21:07,266 She rode the bike, she wrapped the tree, she damaged it. 375 00:21:07,367 --> 00:21:09,600 -She made an agreement to pay for it. -[Sarah] Made an agreement to pay for it. 376 00:21:10,100 --> 00:21:12,233 And although she didn't reach exactly, you know, 377 00:21:12,300 --> 00:21:14,633 the ten days from now in which she would've breached it, 378 00:21:14,734 --> 00:21:16,367 I think plaintiff was entitled to it. 379 00:21:16,467 --> 00:21:20,266 And you assume the risk when you do dangerous adult activities 380 00:21:20,333 --> 00:21:23,233 such as riding a motorcycle. And just like you said, 381 00:21:23,300 --> 00:21:27,266 you can't shift the blame after the fact to anyone else out there. 382 00:21:27,367 --> 00:21:30,000 That's your own fault. And anything that comes to you... 383 00:21:30,100 --> 00:21:31,433 -That's all. -[Sarah] ...deserves to come to you. 384 00:21:31,500 --> 00:21:33,533 That's... Well, you need all kinds of IQs. 385 00:21:33,633 --> 00:21:34,533 [Sarah chuckles] 386 00:21:36,500 --> 00:21:40,200 [announcer] Are you a victim of a scam? Go to judyjustice.tv. 387 00:21:44,934 --> 00:21:46,934 [theme music]