1 00:00:00,266 --> 00:00:02,567 [Judge Judy] Your car gets clipped at an intersection, 2 00:00:02,633 --> 00:00:05,734 slams up against a divider, and is totaled? 3 00:00:05,799 --> 00:00:07,966 - Yes. - He ran because he was scared 4 00:00:08,032 --> 00:00:08,867 to get into trouble. 5 00:00:08,933 --> 00:00:10,300 Was there a gun in the car? 6 00:00:10,367 --> 00:00:11,367 Oh, no, no, no, no. 7 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:14,532 Was there a gun in the car? 8 00:00:14,599 --> 00:00:16,199 That I do not wish to say. 9 00:00:16,265 --> 00:00:19,533 I don't give a rat's behind what you wish to say. 10 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:21,934 [announcer] This is Judy Justice. 11 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,000 [theme music playing] 12 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,899 [announcer] Bradley Anderson and his 16-year-old daughter, Wynter, 13 00:00:42,966 --> 00:00:47,033 are suing Courtney Schultz and her 17-year-old daughter, Jayden, 14 00:00:47,100 --> 00:00:50,366 for car damages resulting from an accident. 15 00:00:50,432 --> 00:00:51,567 [Kevin] Court come to order. 16 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:54,133 Have a seat, please. 17 00:00:55,799 --> 00:00:56,966 - Hello, Judge. - How are you? 18 00:00:57,033 --> 00:00:59,899 Case number 1134, Anderson versus Schultz. 19 00:00:59,966 --> 00:01:01,834 - Thank you. - You're welcome. 20 00:01:01,899 --> 00:01:04,066 - Mr. Anderson, this is your daughter. - Yes. 21 00:01:04,132 --> 00:01:06,432 [Judge Judy] And you're here as a nominal plaintiff 22 00:01:06,500 --> 00:01:10,266 because you are the owner of the car that was involved in an accident 23 00:01:10,332 --> 00:01:11,834 with the defendant's daughter. 24 00:01:11,900 --> 00:01:13,632 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] You were not present. 25 00:01:13,700 --> 00:01:15,500 You were not present at the accident. 26 00:01:15,567 --> 00:01:17,400 There were other passengers in the car, 27 00:01:17,466 --> 00:01:21,734 but you're merely here as owners of the vehicle. 28 00:01:21,799 --> 00:01:22,632 - Right? - Yes. 29 00:01:22,700 --> 00:01:24,033 [Judge Judy] So I'm gonna start with you. 30 00:01:24,099 --> 00:01:25,265 Tell me your first name. 31 00:01:25,332 --> 00:01:26,734 Uh Wynter Anderson. 32 00:01:26,799 --> 00:01:28,966 Wynter, what was the date of this accident? 33 00:01:29,033 --> 00:01:33,000 Uh July 27th, 2020--2021. 34 00:01:33,066 --> 00:01:34,066 What time? 35 00:01:34,133 --> 00:01:35,766 Around 6:00. 36 00:01:35,834 --> 00:01:37,000 - [Judge Judy] 6:00 PM? - Yes. 37 00:01:37,066 --> 00:01:37,933 [Judge Judy] Who was in the car with you? 38 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,766 Uh my friend, Alana. 39 00:01:40,834 --> 00:01:41,866 Where had you been? 40 00:01:41,933 --> 00:01:43,900 Uh we were just up by the mall, 41 00:01:43,966 --> 00:01:46,900 shopping around Target and driving home. 42 00:01:46,966 --> 00:01:48,099 And you're how old? 43 00:01:48,165 --> 00:01:49,567 I'm 16. 44 00:01:49,633 --> 00:01:51,000 Ever been in an accident before? 45 00:01:51,066 --> 00:01:51,933 No. 46 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,500 [Judge Judy] What kind of car were you driving? 47 00:01:53,567 --> 00:01:55,900 Um a 2013 Chevy Cruze. 48 00:01:55,966 --> 00:01:57,799 - Is that the family car? - No. 49 00:01:57,866 --> 00:01:59,366 [Judge Judy] Was that car purchased for her? 50 00:01:59,432 --> 00:02:00,332 Yes. 51 00:02:00,433 --> 00:02:03,266 - When? - [Brad] March of 2021. 52 00:02:03,332 --> 00:02:04,700 [Judge Judy] Do you remember how much it cost? 53 00:02:04,766 --> 00:02:06,400 Five thousand nine hundred dollars. 54 00:02:06,466 --> 00:02:08,199 [Judge Judy] Is there an outstanding loan on the car? 55 00:02:08,265 --> 00:02:09,800 No loans. 56 00:02:09,866 --> 00:02:11,500 Okay. Your first name is? 57 00:02:11,567 --> 00:02:12,699 Jayden. 58 00:02:12,766 --> 00:02:13,933 [Judge Judy] And how old are you, Jayden? 59 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:15,133 Seventeen. 60 00:02:15,199 --> 00:02:18,933 [Judge Judy] And who are you in the car with on July 27th, 2021? 61 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:20,265 My boyfriend, Jackson. 62 00:02:20,332 --> 00:02:21,834 - [Judge Judy] Is that this person? - [Jayden] Yeah. 63 00:02:21,900 --> 00:02:23,066 [Judge Judy] Anybody else in the car with you? 64 00:02:23,133 --> 00:02:24,066 [Jayden] Nope. Just us. 65 00:02:24,133 --> 00:02:25,332 - [Judge Judy] You were driving? - [Jayden] Yes. 66 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,233 [Judge Judy] Boyfriend in the passenger front seat? 67 00:02:27,300 --> 00:02:28,165 Yes. 68 00:02:28,233 --> 00:02:29,400 [Judge Judy] Where were you coming from? 69 00:02:29,466 --> 00:02:31,734 His hair appointment, downtown. 70 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:33,066 Where had you been before that? 71 00:02:33,133 --> 00:02:34,900 His house. 72 00:02:34,966 --> 00:02:36,699 [Judge Judy] What time did you get to his house that day? 73 00:02:36,766 --> 00:02:38,466 [Jayden] I was living there with him. 74 00:02:38,533 --> 00:02:41,033 So we had been there since the day before. 75 00:02:41,099 --> 00:02:42,599 How long had you been living with him at his house? 76 00:02:42,667 --> 00:02:44,734 [Jayden] We had been there for about a month. 77 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:45,766 [Judge Judy] Who's we? 78 00:02:45,834 --> 00:02:47,800 [Jayden] Just me and him and his foster mom. 79 00:02:47,866 --> 00:02:50,066 [Judge Judy] Who were you living with before you lived with him? 80 00:02:50,133 --> 00:02:52,900 I was living with a family friend. 81 00:02:52,966 --> 00:02:54,466 Where did you get this car from? 82 00:02:54,533 --> 00:02:55,567 [Jayden] From my mom. 83 00:02:55,633 --> 00:02:56,667 [Judge Judy] When? 84 00:02:56,734 --> 00:02:59,933 Um, I think she had brought it to me the day before. 85 00:03:00,066 --> 00:03:02,133 - Day before what? - [Jayden] The day before the crash. 86 00:03:02,199 --> 00:03:03,400 We were just using it. 87 00:03:03,467 --> 00:03:04,633 [Judge Judy] What were you borrowing it for? 88 00:03:04,699 --> 00:03:07,432 So that we could go get Jackson's hair done the next day. 89 00:03:07,500 --> 00:03:09,432 [Judge Judy] Okay. Prior to that, you didn't have the car? 90 00:03:09,500 --> 00:03:10,766 - [Jayden] No. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 91 00:03:10,834 --> 00:03:12,900 The next day, his haircut appointment was what time? 92 00:03:12,967 --> 00:03:16,766 We got done at 3:30, and it took three and a half hours, so noon. 93 00:03:16,834 --> 00:03:18,699 - And you were finished at 3:30? - [Jayden] Yes. 94 00:03:18,766 --> 00:03:19,734 Where did you go from there? 95 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:21,466 I believe we went to... 96 00:03:21,533 --> 00:03:23,066 [Judge Judy] Just a second. Just a second. 97 00:03:23,133 --> 00:03:24,332 Stand up. 98 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:25,533 Your first name is? 99 00:03:25,599 --> 00:03:26,766 Jackson. 100 00:03:26,834 --> 00:03:27,734 [Judge Judy] Stand over there. 101 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,300 After your hair appointment was over at 3:30, where did you go? 102 00:03:31,366 --> 00:03:34,432 Um we were just in town driving around. 103 00:03:34,500 --> 00:03:36,066 Was 'boutta head back to my house. 104 00:03:36,133 --> 00:03:37,165 [Judge Judy] You were just driving around. 105 00:03:37,233 --> 00:03:39,567 Don't look at anything. Look over here. 106 00:03:39,633 --> 00:03:40,800 - Right here. - [Jayden] Sorry, ma'am. 107 00:03:40,866 --> 00:03:42,900 [Judge Judy] 3:30. Think carefully. 108 00:03:42,966 --> 00:03:45,133 Jackson, you went and had your hair done... 109 00:03:45,199 --> 00:03:47,199 - [Jackson] Yeah. - ...for three and a half hours, 110 00:03:47,265 --> 00:03:49,265 from 12:00 to 3:30. 111 00:03:49,332 --> 00:03:51,199 That's a long time. 112 00:03:51,265 --> 00:03:53,366 Doesn't even take me that long to get my hair done 113 00:03:53,432 --> 00:03:55,734 and I'm about five times older than you are. 114 00:03:56,933 --> 00:04:00,133 - So at 3:30, you left the hairdresser? - Right. 115 00:04:00,199 --> 00:04:02,532 [Judge Judy] And it was you and your girlfriend? 116 00:04:02,599 --> 00:04:03,599 Yup. Correct. 117 00:04:03,667 --> 00:04:05,032 [Judge Judy] Not yup. That's a yes. 118 00:04:05,099 --> 00:04:05,933 Yes. 119 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:07,032 [Judge Judy] She was driving 120 00:04:07,099 --> 00:04:08,866 because she had borrowed the car from her mother 121 00:04:08,933 --> 00:04:11,366 just for the purpose of taking you to the hairdresser. 122 00:04:11,432 --> 00:04:12,633 Yeah. Correct. 123 00:04:12,699 --> 00:04:14,699 [Judge Judy] So, after the hairdresser, 124 00:04:14,766 --> 00:04:17,332 was your girlfriend supposed to return the car to her mother? 125 00:04:17,399 --> 00:04:19,332 Yeah. We were headed that way, 126 00:04:19,399 --> 00:04:20,934 headed towards the camper 127 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:22,934 and then headed back out towards my house. 128 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:24,033 Headed towards? 129 00:04:24,100 --> 00:04:26,300 Hermantown where we live. 130 00:04:26,367 --> 00:04:28,432 You were going to return the car to her? 131 00:04:28,500 --> 00:04:30,233 - Yeah. Yeah. - [Judge Judy] What--yes. 132 00:04:30,300 --> 00:04:32,800 What time were you supposed to return the car to her? 133 00:04:32,867 --> 00:04:34,332 I wanna say like 5:00-ish. 134 00:04:34,399 --> 00:04:36,766 [Judge Judy] So, after the hairdresser, where did you go? 135 00:04:36,834 --> 00:04:37,933 [Jackson] To the camper. 136 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:39,432 - [Judge Judy] To the camper? - Yeah. 137 00:04:39,500 --> 00:04:40,533 [Judge Judy] What camper? 138 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:42,399 Where her mom stays. 139 00:04:42,466 --> 00:04:43,632 [Judge Judy] Her mom stays in a camper. 140 00:04:44,667 --> 00:04:48,199 So you went to her mother's house? Is that on the way to her mother's house? 141 00:04:48,266 --> 00:04:50,233 - Is that where the accident happened? - Yes, ma'am. 142 00:04:50,300 --> 00:04:52,733 [Judge Judy] But the accident happened at 6:00 143 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:54,867 and you were finished at 3:30. 144 00:04:54,933 --> 00:04:59,233 Is that what the police report indicates that the accident happened at 6:00? 145 00:04:59,300 --> 00:05:02,333 Um, the police report actually says 7:50. 146 00:05:02,399 --> 00:05:05,033 Um the time on my phone said 6:17, 147 00:05:05,100 --> 00:05:06,867 but they could have issued it later than that. 148 00:05:06,934 --> 00:05:08,500 - So around 6:00, 7:00. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 149 00:05:08,567 --> 00:05:11,867 So what I wanna know was what were you doing sort of in between. 150 00:05:11,934 --> 00:05:13,600 You didn't go right back to the camper. 151 00:05:13,666 --> 00:05:15,165 You went someplace else. 152 00:05:15,233 --> 00:05:17,500 We didn't have a certain location that we went to. 153 00:05:17,567 --> 00:05:18,800 [Judge Judy] You were just driving around? 154 00:05:18,867 --> 00:05:20,100 Yes, ma'am. 155 00:05:20,165 --> 00:05:22,600 - Did you speak to anyone else? - No, ma'am. 156 00:05:22,667 --> 00:05:24,567 [Judge Judy] You didn't go to anyone else's house? 157 00:05:24,632 --> 00:05:25,500 No, ma'am. 158 00:05:25,567 --> 00:05:28,766 So the only people in the car according to you, Jackson, 159 00:05:28,834 --> 00:05:32,567 between the time her mother dropped the car off at her house 160 00:05:32,632 --> 00:05:34,466 and the time of the accident, 161 00:05:34,533 --> 00:05:37,399 the only two people in the car were you and your girlfriend? 162 00:05:37,466 --> 00:05:39,266 No. We was with a friend too. 163 00:05:39,332 --> 00:05:41,800 [Judge Judy] Ah. And-- 164 00:05:41,867 --> 00:05:44,733 Jackson, now you're getting to it. 165 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:47,100 Now you're getting smart. 166 00:05:47,165 --> 00:05:51,567 Now the smart part of Jackson is, is hitching up, right? 167 00:05:51,632 --> 00:05:53,466 Yup. Correct. 168 00:05:53,533 --> 00:05:54,933 Been here a long time. 169 00:05:56,132 --> 00:05:58,266 Now, you had a friend in the car. 170 00:05:58,332 --> 00:06:01,333 When did you find this friend and where? 171 00:06:01,399 --> 00:06:03,834 - Um... - [Judge Judy] Um is not an answer, 172 00:06:03,899 --> 00:06:05,432 - Jackson. - Picked him up. 173 00:06:05,500 --> 00:06:08,466 - Where did you pick him up? - [Jackson] His house. 174 00:06:08,533 --> 00:06:10,333 - Him and his girlfriend. - Shh. 175 00:06:10,399 --> 00:06:14,000 At what point in the day did you pick your friend up in the car? 176 00:06:14,065 --> 00:06:16,667 Before or after your hairdresser's appointment? 177 00:06:16,733 --> 00:06:17,699 [Jackson] Before. 178 00:06:17,766 --> 00:06:21,266 So, in the three hours that you were getting your hair done, 179 00:06:21,332 --> 00:06:23,199 your girlfriend was with your friend? 180 00:06:23,266 --> 00:06:25,065 No, Your Honor. 181 00:06:25,132 --> 00:06:27,667 It's gonna get more complicated, Jackson. 182 00:06:27,733 --> 00:06:28,733 Do you understand that? 183 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:29,934 Yes, Your Honor. 184 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:31,667 Okay. It'll all come together, folks. 185 00:06:31,733 --> 00:06:33,132 Just hang in there. 186 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,266 So let's go back, Jackson. 187 00:06:36,332 --> 00:06:39,600 Where did you get your friend from and what time? 188 00:06:39,667 --> 00:06:40,600 His house. 189 00:06:40,667 --> 00:06:43,600 And, to be honest with you, ma'am, I don't have a certain time. 190 00:06:43,667 --> 00:06:46,399 Was it before or after you had your hair done? 191 00:06:46,466 --> 00:06:47,533 Before. 192 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:50,199 So then if it was before you had your hair done, 193 00:06:50,266 --> 00:06:53,000 your friend had to be hanging around with your girlfriend 194 00:06:53,066 --> 00:06:56,165 for the three and a half hours that it took to have your hair done. 195 00:06:56,233 --> 00:06:58,100 Yes. We did not drop him off though. 196 00:06:58,165 --> 00:06:59,367 What do you mean you didn't drop him off? 197 00:06:59,432 --> 00:07:01,432 [Jackson] He left. He got picked up. 198 00:07:01,500 --> 00:07:03,333 [Judge Judy] He left from the hairdresser shop? 199 00:07:03,399 --> 00:07:04,766 Yes. And got picked up. 200 00:07:04,834 --> 00:07:07,300 Okay. Now what was his name? 201 00:07:07,367 --> 00:07:08,733 That I do not wish to say. 202 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:12,300 I don't give a rat's behind what you wish to say. 203 00:07:12,367 --> 00:07:14,266 You picked him up at his house, 204 00:07:14,333 --> 00:07:16,899 which means someone had to have contacted him. 205 00:07:16,966 --> 00:07:18,667 You had to contact him 206 00:07:18,733 --> 00:07:21,934 or he had to contact you via your cellphone. 207 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:25,466 So that means you have his number and he has yours. 208 00:07:25,533 --> 00:07:29,766 And it would be on your cellphone from that date in July. 209 00:07:29,834 --> 00:07:31,432 What was his name? 210 00:07:31,500 --> 00:07:32,567 His name is [...]. 211 00:07:32,632 --> 00:07:33,766 What's his phone number? 212 00:07:33,834 --> 00:07:35,066 That's in your phone. 213 00:07:35,132 --> 00:07:36,432 - I... - [Judge Judy] Take out your phone. 214 00:07:36,500 --> 00:07:38,066 I just recently got a new phone. 215 00:07:38,132 --> 00:07:39,699 [laughing] 216 00:07:39,766 --> 00:07:40,600 [Jackson] Like... 217 00:07:40,667 --> 00:07:43,367 [Judge Judy] Now, it's gonna all come together to everybody. 218 00:07:43,432 --> 00:07:45,500 - [Jackson] I got it. - Okey-dokey. Say nothing else. 219 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:50,699 My boyfriend left the scene 220 00:07:50,766 --> 00:07:53,667 because he had a potential warrant for his arrest. 221 00:07:53,733 --> 00:07:55,567 [Courtney] That's not--he ran because he was on probation 222 00:07:55,632 --> 00:07:57,466 and he was scared to get into trouble. 223 00:07:57,533 --> 00:07:58,899 [laughing] 224 00:07:58,966 --> 00:08:00,500 - [Courtney] That is why... - Just a second. 225 00:08:00,567 --> 00:08:01,766 I'm not finished. 226 00:08:06,466 --> 00:08:09,165 [theme music playing] 227 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:16,800 [announcer] Bradley Anderson and his 16-year-old daughter, Wynter, 228 00:08:16,867 --> 00:08:18,233 claimed Courtney Schultz 229 00:08:18,300 --> 00:08:22,000 and her 17-year-old daughter, Jayden, owe for car damages 230 00:08:22,065 --> 00:08:25,667 after Jayden ran a red light and hit Wynter. 231 00:08:25,733 --> 00:08:28,100 By the way, what did you think you had a warrant out 232 00:08:28,165 --> 00:08:29,899 for your arrest for on July? 233 00:08:29,966 --> 00:08:31,266 - I did not have a warrant. - [Judge Judy] What did you think-- 234 00:08:31,332 --> 00:08:33,200 just a second. That's not my question. 235 00:08:33,265 --> 00:08:37,500 What did you think that you had an outstanding warrant for 236 00:08:37,567 --> 00:08:39,232 on the date of the accident? 237 00:08:39,299 --> 00:08:41,567 Ma'am, I did not think I had an outstanding warrant. 238 00:08:41,633 --> 00:08:42,899 - I have no idea... - [Judge Judy] Okay. Just a-- 239 00:08:42,966 --> 00:08:43,799 just a second. 240 00:08:43,866 --> 00:08:45,133 Your last name is? 241 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:47,133 - Schultz. - [Judge Judy] Ms. Schultz, 242 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,600 do you take any psychotropic medication? 243 00:08:49,667 --> 00:08:50,734 I take what? 244 00:08:50,799 --> 00:08:52,500 Psychotropic medication... 245 00:08:52,567 --> 00:08:53,834 - [Courtney] No, but... - ...for mental illness. 246 00:08:53,899 --> 00:08:55,299 - No. - [Judge Judy] No. 247 00:08:55,366 --> 00:08:57,899 So, you don't suffer from delusions? 248 00:08:57,966 --> 00:09:00,767 - [Courtney] No. - Who wrote the answer to this case 249 00:09:00,833 --> 00:09:03,100 and swore to the answer in this case? 250 00:09:03,166 --> 00:09:05,265 Who did? Did you or did you daughter? 251 00:09:05,332 --> 00:09:07,066 Wrote the answer... 252 00:09:07,133 --> 00:09:09,399 [Judge Judy] The answer. Well, who signed it? Let's see. 253 00:09:09,466 --> 00:09:11,866 Let's look at here and see who signed it. 254 00:09:11,933 --> 00:09:14,399 Just who signed that? 255 00:09:14,466 --> 00:09:15,600 [Jayden] That was before we... 256 00:09:16,667 --> 00:09:18,265 - I asked you a simple question. - [Courtney] We both signed it. 257 00:09:18,332 --> 00:09:19,734 - [Judge Judy] Both signed it. - Yup. 258 00:09:19,799 --> 00:09:21,500 You both read English, I assume. 259 00:09:21,567 --> 00:09:23,265 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 260 00:09:23,332 --> 00:09:25,033 They went over it--they went over it with us. 261 00:09:25,100 --> 00:09:26,166 [Judge Judy] I don't care what they went over. 262 00:09:26,232 --> 00:09:27,600 That's a quarter of a page. 263 00:09:27,667 --> 00:09:30,799 So you read it, you signed it, and you swore to it. 264 00:09:30,866 --> 00:09:34,265 Now--so I wanna know who wrote this. 265 00:09:34,332 --> 00:09:36,200 - Neither. - [Judge Judy] You or your daughter? 266 00:09:36,265 --> 00:09:40,000 Well, somebody had to say who wasn't suffering from delusions. 267 00:09:40,066 --> 00:09:43,366 Oh, it was your--the daughter who wrote it because it says, 268 00:09:43,432 --> 00:09:47,366 "My mother's 2017 Nissan Rogue was destroyed. 269 00:09:47,432 --> 00:09:50,133 My boyfriend and witness 270 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:53,265 had a potential warrant out for his arrest." (laughs) 271 00:09:53,332 --> 00:09:55,033 - [Jayden] That--that... - Just a second. 272 00:09:55,100 --> 00:09:56,734 That's what she said. 273 00:09:56,799 --> 00:09:59,399 So when the person who wrote this said, 274 00:09:59,466 --> 00:10:03,399 "My boyfriend and witness had a potential warrant out for his arrest," 275 00:10:03,466 --> 00:10:06,899 that's not saying he had some sort of a communicable disease, 276 00:10:06,966 --> 00:10:09,265 that's not saying he left his dog home 277 00:10:09,332 --> 00:10:12,500 or he left the light on under the chicken, whatever. 278 00:10:12,567 --> 00:10:16,133 I mean, I would never say that that my boyfriend left the scene 279 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:17,533 because he had a potential 280 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:19,265 - warrant out for his arrest. - [Courtney] That's not-- 281 00:10:19,332 --> 00:10:22,299 - that was misunderstood. - Just--misunderstood by whom? 282 00:10:22,366 --> 00:10:25,232 Yes. He ran because he had-- was on probation 283 00:10:25,299 --> 00:10:27,100 and he was scared to get into trouble. 284 00:10:27,166 --> 00:10:28,966 [laughing] 285 00:10:29,033 --> 00:10:30,100 - [Courtney] That is why... - Just a second. 286 00:10:30,166 --> 00:10:31,265 I'm not finished. 287 00:10:31,332 --> 00:10:33,100 Okay. So now you're traveling, 288 00:10:33,165 --> 00:10:35,600 and your car gets clipped at an intersection. 289 00:10:35,667 --> 00:10:37,567 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] Makes a turn, 290 00:10:37,633 --> 00:10:39,966 goes across to another lane, 291 00:10:40,033 --> 00:10:41,966 slams up against a divider, 292 00:10:42,033 --> 00:10:43,533 - and is totaled. - Yes. 293 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:46,466 [Judge Judy] And it is your statement that you had a green light. 294 00:10:46,533 --> 00:10:50,066 - Yes. - Now, you're the driver of the car. 295 00:10:51,500 --> 00:10:53,200 And now it's gonna all come together. 296 00:10:53,265 --> 00:10:57,567 And you say you were minorly distracted... 297 00:10:57,633 --> 00:10:59,834 - Yes. - ...because somebody 298 00:10:59,899 --> 00:11:02,767 left a gun in your car. 299 00:11:02,833 --> 00:11:04,033 - That's... - [Judge Judy] Just a second. 300 00:11:04,100 --> 00:11:05,432 That's what it says here. 301 00:11:05,500 --> 00:11:07,133 You can't make this up. 302 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:09,966 You were temporarily distracted 303 00:11:10,033 --> 00:11:13,332 because somebody whose last name he doesn't remember 304 00:11:13,399 --> 00:11:15,533 but whose address he knows, 305 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:17,366 whose phone number he knows, 306 00:11:17,432 --> 00:11:20,332 which he can't tell me because he got a new phone. 307 00:11:20,399 --> 00:11:21,866 - That's not how they communicated. - [Judge Judy] Just-- 308 00:11:21,933 --> 00:11:23,200 that's not what you communicated. 309 00:11:23,265 --> 00:11:24,265 [Jackson] That's not how we communicated. 310 00:11:24,332 --> 00:11:25,567 Was there a gun in the car? 311 00:11:25,633 --> 00:11:27,133 I said that's not how they communicated. 312 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:28,166 [Judge Judy] Just a second. 313 00:11:28,232 --> 00:11:30,100 Was there a gun in the car? 314 00:11:30,166 --> 00:11:31,133 Yes. I said there was. 315 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:32,466 [Judge Judy] Okey-dokey. 316 00:11:32,533 --> 00:11:34,399 And at the accident, 317 00:11:34,466 --> 00:11:36,633 when the cars came to a stop, 318 00:11:36,700 --> 00:11:39,366 Jackson took off. 319 00:11:40,399 --> 00:11:43,933 And you say she was the one who ran through a red light. 320 00:11:45,066 --> 00:11:48,432 But you say you were minorly distracted 321 00:11:48,500 --> 00:11:51,366 because there was a gun in the car 322 00:11:51,432 --> 00:11:53,799 that you and your boyfriend just saw 323 00:11:53,866 --> 00:11:56,200 that there was a gun in the car and you were shocked. 324 00:11:56,265 --> 00:11:58,600 Now, where was this gun? 325 00:11:58,667 --> 00:12:00,265 [Jayden] It was in the backseat. Jack... 326 00:12:00,332 --> 00:12:01,299 [Judge Judy] Okey-dokey. 327 00:12:01,366 --> 00:12:03,332 Now, you're driving along. 328 00:12:03,399 --> 00:12:05,265 Boyfriend is in the passenger seat. 329 00:12:05,332 --> 00:12:07,567 You're driving. What made you look in the backseat? 330 00:12:07,633 --> 00:12:10,200 I didn't. Jackson looked in the backseat to grab a sweater 331 00:12:10,265 --> 00:12:11,432 - and realized that it was back there. - [Judge Judy] Just a second. 332 00:12:11,500 --> 00:12:14,667 Jackson, you looked in the backseat for a sweater. 333 00:12:14,734 --> 00:12:16,066 - Yup. - [Judge Judy] Yup? 334 00:12:16,133 --> 00:12:17,432 - In July? - Yes, ma'am. 335 00:12:17,500 --> 00:12:19,232 - In July? - [Jayden] In Minnesota. 336 00:12:19,299 --> 00:12:21,466 - In July? - Yes, ma'am. I live in Minnesota. 337 00:12:21,533 --> 00:12:22,966 - [Judge Judy] In July? - Yeah. 338 00:12:23,033 --> 00:12:26,265 [Judge Judy] In July at 6:00, you looked in the backseat 339 00:12:26,332 --> 00:12:28,100 - for a sweater. - Yes, Your Honor. 340 00:12:28,166 --> 00:12:29,432 - [Judge Judy] Did you find a... - That's what I'm telling you. 341 00:12:29,500 --> 00:12:31,767 Just a second. Did you find a sweater? 342 00:12:31,833 --> 00:12:33,299 - Yes, I did. - [Judge Judy] Good. 343 00:12:33,366 --> 00:12:35,033 And the gun was under the sweater? 344 00:12:35,100 --> 00:12:35,933 Yes, Your Honor, it was. 345 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,200 [Judge Judy] So that had to be your friend? 346 00:12:38,265 --> 00:12:39,667 It was his girlfriend's gun. 347 00:12:39,734 --> 00:12:40,734 [Judge Judy] Just a second. 348 00:12:40,799 --> 00:12:42,500 Well, the girlfriend wasn't in the car. 349 00:12:42,567 --> 00:12:45,265 - Yes. She sat there. - She... 350 00:12:45,332 --> 00:12:46,834 The girlfriend wasn't in the car. 351 00:12:46,899 --> 00:12:49,466 You said nothing about the girlfriend being in the car. 352 00:12:49,533 --> 00:12:52,700 You said you only picked up one friend from his house. 353 00:12:52,767 --> 00:12:55,133 That's what you said. You gotta get your story straight. 354 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:57,866 You just didn't listen. You cut him off before he could finish. 355 00:12:57,933 --> 00:12:58,933 Mrs. Schultz. 356 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:00,265 [Courtney] I'm not happy about the situation. 357 00:13:00,332 --> 00:13:01,399 - [Judge Judy] Mrs. Schultz. - Yes, ma'am. 358 00:13:01,466 --> 00:13:03,366 [Judge Judy] You have to understand something. 359 00:13:03,432 --> 00:13:07,332 If you continue to make excuses for her and her poor choices, 360 00:13:07,399 --> 00:13:10,100 this is where you're gonna spend the next 20 years, 361 00:13:10,166 --> 00:13:11,265 before a judge. 362 00:13:11,332 --> 00:13:12,265 Do you understand? 363 00:13:12,332 --> 00:13:15,166 It may be in situations like this. 364 00:13:15,232 --> 00:13:18,366 It may be because you're gonna have to take care of children. 365 00:13:18,432 --> 00:13:19,799 For a lot of other reasons, 366 00:13:19,866 --> 00:13:23,767 but if you continue to make excuses for this 367 00:13:23,833 --> 00:13:26,133 and believe this nonsense, 368 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,332 then you're gonna be before people like me, 369 00:13:28,399 --> 00:13:31,232 probably much nicer, but before people like me 370 00:13:31,299 --> 00:13:34,533 who are sitting here in a robe for the next 20, 25 years. 371 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:35,667 Is that what you want? 372 00:13:35,734 --> 00:13:36,700 Obviously, that's not what I want. 373 00:13:36,767 --> 00:13:38,834 [Judge Judy] Obviously not. That's what you want. So... 374 00:13:38,899 --> 00:13:42,000 But I also know what--when I got the phone call right away, 375 00:13:42,066 --> 00:13:45,165 what was told to me, when I was told what happened. 376 00:13:45,232 --> 00:13:47,066 You have to understand something, 377 00:13:47,133 --> 00:13:49,200 when her mouth moves she's lying. 378 00:13:50,633 --> 00:13:52,200 - When her mouth moves, she's lying. - All right. 379 00:13:52,265 --> 00:13:54,399 She took your car the day before. 380 00:13:54,466 --> 00:13:57,432 It's probably your only means of transportation. 381 00:13:57,500 --> 00:13:59,767 You lent her the car for the sole purpose 382 00:13:59,834 --> 00:14:01,833 of taking the boyfriend for a haircut. 383 00:14:01,899 --> 00:14:02,899 Is that correct? 384 00:14:02,966 --> 00:14:05,899 And so she could use it for whatever they were gonna do. 385 00:14:05,966 --> 00:14:09,133 I trusted her with my car and I still trust her with my car. 386 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:10,866 That's terrific. 387 00:14:10,933 --> 00:14:12,966 - If she was gonna lie to me--will she... - [Judge Judy] Just, just listen. Just... 388 00:14:13,033 --> 00:14:15,133 Why would she lie to me about there being a gun in the car? 389 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:16,533 I mean, uh, they told me that. 390 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:18,700 [Judge Judy] Why would she lie to you? 391 00:14:18,767 --> 00:14:21,799 Because there were witnesses that called the police, 392 00:14:21,866 --> 00:14:23,332 that's why she would lie to you. 393 00:14:23,399 --> 00:14:25,066 Can I see the police report, please? 394 00:14:25,133 --> 00:14:26,567 - [Wynter] Yes. - I--I'd like to see it, too, please. 395 00:14:26,633 --> 00:14:28,866 - I've not seen it. - Yeah. Neither have I. 396 00:14:28,933 --> 00:14:31,232 I tried to get it and it wasn't ready. 397 00:14:31,299 --> 00:14:33,432 So, I would like to see it myself. 398 00:14:33,500 --> 00:14:36,899 What I'm telling you is if you continue to listen 399 00:14:36,966 --> 00:14:38,899 to stuff that doesn't make sense, 400 00:14:38,966 --> 00:14:43,265 A, you said to me there wasn't an outstanding warrant for his arrest. 401 00:14:43,332 --> 00:14:45,767 Maybe, it was a probation violation. 402 00:14:45,834 --> 00:14:47,466 - Okay. Probation violation. - [Courtney] Yeah. 403 00:14:47,533 --> 00:14:49,500 Probation violation isn't something 404 00:14:49,567 --> 00:14:50,966 - that you're born with. - [Courtney] No. 405 00:14:51,033 --> 00:14:52,667 [Judge Judy] You're not born with a probation violation. 406 00:14:52,734 --> 00:14:54,533 - [indistinct] though. - [Judge Judy] Just a second. You're not-- 407 00:14:55,933 --> 00:14:58,600 you're not born with a probation violation. 408 00:14:58,667 --> 00:15:02,200 A probation violation means that you've been convicted of a crime 409 00:15:02,265 --> 00:15:05,432 and placed on probation as a sentence. 410 00:15:05,500 --> 00:15:08,667 And if you're in a car and there's a gun in the car, 411 00:15:08,734 --> 00:15:12,232 that's a violation of your probation in most jurisdictions. 412 00:15:12,299 --> 00:15:13,567 - Understood. - [Judge Judy] Do you understand? 413 00:15:13,633 --> 00:15:16,066 So, you understand that your 17-year-old daughter 414 00:15:16,133 --> 00:15:19,133 is with somebody who's on probation. 415 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:20,299 My boyfriend to be exact. 416 00:15:20,366 --> 00:15:21,265 [Judge Judy] Oh, just a second. 417 00:15:21,332 --> 00:15:23,066 - Who's on probation for... - [Courtney] Right. 418 00:15:23,133 --> 00:15:24,533 - ...conviction. - [Courtney] Correct. 419 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,734 And is in a car, your car... 420 00:15:26,799 --> 00:15:28,366 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] ...with a gun, 421 00:15:28,432 --> 00:15:33,265 brought there, he says by a friend's girlfriend. 422 00:15:33,332 --> 00:15:36,533 So, I want you to figure out, by a friend's girlfriend. 423 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:39,232 Now, I've had a lot of passengers in my car. 424 00:15:39,299 --> 00:15:40,966 I'm 78 years old. 425 00:15:41,033 --> 00:15:43,899 I've had a lot of passengers in my car. 426 00:15:43,966 --> 00:15:44,966 You? 427 00:15:45,966 --> 00:15:47,299 - You? - Yes. 428 00:15:47,366 --> 00:15:48,799 - [Judge Judy] You? - Yes, ma'am. 429 00:15:48,866 --> 00:15:53,466 I bet you if I ask all of us who probably have a combined age of 200, 430 00:15:53,533 --> 00:15:56,332 whether they ever had a friend who left a gun 431 00:15:56,399 --> 00:15:58,399 in the back of their car under a sweater. 432 00:16:04,399 --> 00:16:05,966 Yeah, you should know what's in your vehicle... 433 00:16:06,033 --> 00:16:07,232 - [Judge Judy] Yeah. - ...at all times, 434 00:16:07,299 --> 00:16:09,500 - and that I've... - [Judge Judy] What I'm telling you is, 435 00:16:09,567 --> 00:16:11,866 if something doesn't make sense, 436 00:16:11,933 --> 00:16:14,000 even though you may love her 437 00:16:14,066 --> 00:16:17,332 when you remember--what's his name? [...]. 438 00:16:17,399 --> 00:16:19,100 When you remember his last name 439 00:16:19,166 --> 00:16:21,500 and the name of his girlfriend, you can raise your hand. 440 00:16:21,567 --> 00:16:23,600 Otherwise, I don't wanna see the hand. 441 00:16:23,667 --> 00:16:25,133 I don't wanna hear you anymore. 442 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:26,265 That's what happened. 443 00:16:26,332 --> 00:16:27,600 They know that that's what happened. 444 00:16:27,667 --> 00:16:29,100 You ran. There were witnesses. 445 00:16:29,166 --> 00:16:30,799 Now, I'm reading the police report. 446 00:16:30,866 --> 00:16:32,567 You can sit down unless you raise your hand 447 00:16:32,633 --> 00:16:35,000 and if you raise your hand, the only reason you're raising your hand 448 00:16:35,066 --> 00:16:38,667 is if you remember [...] last name and his girlfriend's name. 449 00:16:38,734 --> 00:16:42,366 - May I ask you a question? - Don't. I'm reading something. 450 00:16:42,432 --> 00:16:43,734 Don't speak. 451 00:16:48,033 --> 00:16:50,133 Your daughter who when her mouth moves, 452 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,834 you have to find it's suspect told-- it wasn't her fault. 453 00:16:53,899 --> 00:16:57,899 Did you tell the insurance company that the plaintiff ran a red light? 454 00:16:57,966 --> 00:16:59,033 Those were not my words, no. 455 00:16:59,100 --> 00:17:01,166 You know, now I know where she gets it from. 456 00:17:05,366 --> 00:17:08,432 [suspenseful music playing] 457 00:17:12,032 --> 00:17:15,633 [announcer] Sixteen-year-old Wynter Anderson has accused 458 00:17:15,700 --> 00:17:17,834 seventeen-year-old Jayden Schultz 459 00:17:17,900 --> 00:17:21,099 of running a red light and crashing into her car. 460 00:17:21,165 --> 00:17:23,066 [Judge Judy] Now, just so that you know, 461 00:17:23,133 --> 00:17:24,967 the police interviewed a witness, 462 00:17:25,032 --> 00:17:27,500 because this is not per her statement, 463 00:17:27,567 --> 00:17:31,333 because there were witnesses to this that called the police. 464 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:32,299 Right. It was right downtown. 465 00:17:32,366 --> 00:17:36,866 [Judge Judy] There were witnesses that called the police on 7:27. 466 00:17:36,933 --> 00:17:39,266 Schultz, that would be her, 467 00:17:39,333 --> 00:17:44,700 was driving through the intersection at Mall and Maple Grove Road. 468 00:17:44,767 --> 00:17:49,799 She had a solid red light at the time she drove through the intersection, 469 00:17:49,866 --> 00:17:51,933 per the witness' statement. 470 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:56,133 Schultz while in the intersection hit Anderson who was driving. 471 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:59,000 Anderson had a solid green light. 472 00:17:59,066 --> 00:18:01,733 No injuries were reported at the crash. 473 00:18:01,799 --> 00:18:07,000 Other criminal charges were found for a passenger in Schultz's car. 474 00:18:07,066 --> 00:18:08,432 - That would be he. - [Courtney] Right. 475 00:18:08,500 --> 00:18:11,066 [Judge Judy] And those charges were possession of a gun. 476 00:18:11,133 --> 00:18:12,133 That's false. 477 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:13,933 [Jayden] No, the charges were probation violation. 478 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:15,432 - And they were dropped. - Yup. 479 00:18:15,500 --> 00:18:17,333 Because the person who had the gun in the car claimed... 480 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:18,666 - [Jackson] It was [indistinct] - [Jayden] Claimed it. 481 00:18:18,733 --> 00:18:20,200 [Courtney] ...claimed their gun and said 482 00:18:20,266 --> 00:18:21,567 - that they weren't his. - [Judge Judy] Just a second. 483 00:18:21,633 --> 00:18:24,467 I don't know any of that. It doesn't say any of that in here. 484 00:18:24,532 --> 00:18:27,599 So, if that's the story, I don't know any of it. 485 00:18:27,666 --> 00:18:30,633 All I know is he ran with the gun. 486 00:18:30,700 --> 00:18:32,500 - [Judge Judy] He ran... - I mean, he's on probation. 487 00:18:32,567 --> 00:18:35,165 - ...with the gun after the accident. - [Courtney] That was-- 488 00:18:35,232 --> 00:18:36,834 - and that was really dumb. - [Judge Judy] Just a second. 489 00:18:36,900 --> 00:18:40,032 And from what I hear in both the complaint and the answer, 490 00:18:40,099 --> 00:18:42,366 your daughter was taken out of the car, 491 00:18:42,432 --> 00:18:44,200 - placed in the back of a police car. - Yes. 492 00:18:44,266 --> 00:18:47,900 [Judge Judy] I assume until they got the name of Jackson... 493 00:18:47,967 --> 00:18:49,933 No, until they detained him. 494 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:51,066 - They knew who it was. - [Judge Judy] Hmm? 495 00:18:51,133 --> 00:18:52,500 They knew who it was. 496 00:18:52,567 --> 00:18:55,366 They just put me in the back of the car until he was found and detained. 497 00:18:55,432 --> 00:18:57,900 Just a second. How did they know who he was? 498 00:18:57,967 --> 00:19:01,133 - Because she told them. - Because I told them who ran. 499 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:04,532 Because you told them who he was. 500 00:19:04,599 --> 00:19:06,467 I mean, that's kinda what you do when the police ask, 501 00:19:06,532 --> 00:19:07,967 "Who just ran out that car?" 502 00:19:08,032 --> 00:19:09,666 [Judge Judy] Well, they wouldn't have actually cared 503 00:19:09,733 --> 00:19:12,066 if he was just a passenger in the car 504 00:19:12,133 --> 00:19:14,733 unless somebody said that he was running away from the car with a gun. 505 00:19:14,799 --> 00:19:16,133 - I mean, when there's another... - [Judge Judy] Just a second. 506 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,866 ...bystander chasing after him, I'm pretty sure. 507 00:19:18,933 --> 00:19:20,700 You know, I'm listening to you. It's hysterical. 508 00:19:20,767 --> 00:19:22,467 Aren't you listening to what always somebody else's fault? 509 00:19:22,532 --> 00:19:23,666 Yeah, she's telling the truth. She told the police... 510 00:19:23,733 --> 00:19:24,933 [Judge Judy] Aren't you--oh, my God. 511 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:25,933 [Courtney] No, I don't think it's hysterical. 512 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:27,532 - This country is in such trouble. - [Courtney] I think [indistinct] 513 00:19:27,599 --> 00:19:29,165 [Judge Judy] We are in such... 514 00:19:29,232 --> 00:19:31,333 Do you think I'm happy about this? My car is totaled. 515 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:34,032 We are in such trouble. They paid you for your car. 516 00:19:34,099 --> 00:19:35,700 - Excuse me? - [Judge Judy] Did your insurance company 517 00:19:35,767 --> 00:19:36,834 give you any money for your car? 518 00:19:36,900 --> 00:19:38,933 No, I still owe on my car that I don't have. 519 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:40,165 No, no, no, no, no. That's not what I asked you. 520 00:19:40,232 --> 00:19:43,400 I said did your insurance company give you any money? 521 00:19:43,467 --> 00:19:44,633 Don't show me a paper. 522 00:19:44,700 --> 00:19:46,467 - [Judge Judy] I'm asking you... - I'm showing you the insurance paper. 523 00:19:46,532 --> 00:19:48,467 ...did your--I asked you a question. 524 00:19:48,532 --> 00:19:50,299 They did not fully cover my car, no. 525 00:19:50,366 --> 00:19:51,633 [Judge Judy] I didn't ask you fully. 526 00:19:51,700 --> 00:19:55,500 I said did your insurance company give you any money for the car? 527 00:19:55,567 --> 00:19:57,900 Um, they gave the bank money because I had a loan on it. 528 00:19:57,967 --> 00:20:01,700 [Judge Judy] So, your insurance company gave you money 529 00:20:01,767 --> 00:20:03,633 for the car to pay the-- 530 00:20:03,700 --> 00:20:05,467 I don't care if you don't have a car anymore 531 00:20:05,532 --> 00:20:07,500 and I don't care if you still owe money on the car. 532 00:20:07,567 --> 00:20:10,299 You'll think twice about giving your daughter a car 533 00:20:10,366 --> 00:20:13,299 to use and having this sort of mess, 534 00:20:13,366 --> 00:20:16,733 but what you did was you listened to the story 535 00:20:16,799 --> 00:20:19,232 and when your insurance company called you 536 00:20:19,299 --> 00:20:20,767 - and asked you what happened... - [Courtney] I called them... 537 00:20:20,834 --> 00:20:23,266 ...your daughter--your daughter 538 00:20:23,333 --> 00:20:26,467 who when her mouth moves, you have to find it's suspect. 539 00:20:26,532 --> 00:20:29,767 Your daughter told them it wasn't her fault. 540 00:20:29,834 --> 00:20:31,532 So, while you had-- 541 00:20:31,599 --> 00:20:33,834 - while you had liability... - Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 542 00:20:33,900 --> 00:20:36,900 Back up. My insurance did not say it was not her fault 543 00:20:36,967 --> 00:20:39,032 and she didn't say it was not her fault. 544 00:20:39,099 --> 00:20:41,165 We told them exactly what happened 545 00:20:41,232 --> 00:20:43,000 - and waited for the police report. - [Judge Judy] Just a second. 546 00:20:43,066 --> 00:20:45,366 You told them exactly what happened. 547 00:20:45,432 --> 00:20:47,532 Did you tell them that she ran a red-- 548 00:20:47,599 --> 00:20:50,333 - because what you say here is she... - I was not there. 549 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:52,133 - [Judge Judy] I'm asking you a question. - I wasn't there. 550 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:53,567 [Judge Judy] Wait until I finish. 551 00:20:53,633 --> 00:20:56,133 Who spoke to the insurance company, you or your daughter? 552 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:57,967 - That would be you. - I did--I did and they-- 553 00:20:58,032 --> 00:20:59,200 then they talked to her. 554 00:20:59,266 --> 00:21:00,933 You spoke to them first. 555 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:02,200 - You're the insured. - [Courtney] Of course. Yes. 556 00:21:02,266 --> 00:21:03,900 [Judge Judy] Very easy to find out. 557 00:21:03,967 --> 00:21:05,467 That's why we have phones. 558 00:21:05,532 --> 00:21:09,700 Did you tell the insurance company that the plaintiff ran a red light? 559 00:21:09,767 --> 00:21:12,099 - That's either a yes or a no! - [Courtney] I-- 560 00:21:12,165 --> 00:21:13,834 those were not my words, no. 561 00:21:13,900 --> 00:21:16,066 I said there was--my car was in an accident. 562 00:21:16,133 --> 00:21:17,165 - Period. - [Judge Judy] Oh. 563 00:21:17,232 --> 00:21:19,700 I was not there, so I cannot honestly say, 564 00:21:19,767 --> 00:21:21,400 whether it was her fault or her fault. 565 00:21:21,467 --> 00:21:22,834 - I wasn't there. - [Judge Judy] Just a second. 566 00:21:22,900 --> 00:21:24,432 You know, now I know where she gets it from. 567 00:21:24,500 --> 00:21:26,467 It didn't skip a generation. 568 00:21:26,532 --> 00:21:29,467 Did you in fact speak to your daughter 569 00:21:29,532 --> 00:21:32,500 and did your daughter tell you that the plaintiff ran a red light? 570 00:21:32,567 --> 00:21:34,133 She just told me there was an accident. 571 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:36,599 (sighs) Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $5,900. 572 00:21:36,666 --> 00:21:37,799 We're finished. Thank very much. 573 00:21:37,866 --> 00:21:39,299 - Okay. Out. - [Kevin] Court is adjourned. 574 00:21:40,700 --> 00:21:43,133 It is what it is and we just have to deal with it. 575 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:44,266 I'm happy with the verdict. 576 00:21:44,333 --> 00:21:48,165 I definitely uh had my attention somewhere else at the time. 577 00:21:48,232 --> 00:21:49,500 Well, she bought the car herself 578 00:21:49,567 --> 00:21:52,500 and I'm happy that she's gonna get compensated 579 00:21:52,567 --> 00:21:54,032 for the car that got destroyed. 580 00:21:54,099 --> 00:21:56,099 Just wasn't thinking I guess 581 00:21:56,165 --> 00:21:58,733 and I took off at the accident. 582 00:21:58,799 --> 00:22:01,799 Like, the second after the crash, just when I opened the door to get out, 583 00:22:01,866 --> 00:22:04,933 I saw someone run away and I was like, oh, this is not good. 584 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,099 I'm glad she's gonna be able to get her car fixed. 585 00:22:07,165 --> 00:22:09,400 Uh it was scary spinning around, 586 00:22:09,467 --> 00:22:11,633 but everyone was okay, so... 587 00:22:12,633 --> 00:22:15,232 [Sarah] I think that case could be a great lesson to parents 588 00:22:15,299 --> 00:22:17,633 because I know that parents love their children 589 00:22:17,700 --> 00:22:20,767 and they want to give them cars and vehicles, 590 00:22:20,834 --> 00:22:22,599 and see them thrive and succeed. 591 00:22:22,666 --> 00:22:25,767 But I think that until your child shows you, 592 00:22:25,834 --> 00:22:28,799 not just love, but shows you concrete evidence 593 00:22:28,866 --> 00:22:31,532 that they can handle an adult responsibility, 594 00:22:31,599 --> 00:22:34,500 such as driving a car, having possession of a car, 595 00:22:34,567 --> 00:22:36,032 I think parents should really think twice 596 00:22:36,099 --> 00:22:38,333 before they do things for their children out of love, 597 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:42,066 that they may not be ready for mentally, emotionally, you know... 598 00:22:42,133 --> 00:22:45,266 My interesting take away from that case was not so much 599 00:22:45,333 --> 00:22:48,000 that the mother believed her daughter 600 00:22:48,066 --> 00:22:51,900 and her daughter clearly it was--clearly it was a story. 601 00:22:51,967 --> 00:22:55,232 I don't know his last name. I don't know his girlfriend's last name. 602 00:22:55,299 --> 00:22:58,032 The gun was in the back seat. He took off from the front seat. 603 00:22:58,099 --> 00:22:59,900 This-- whole lot of nonsense. 604 00:22:59,967 --> 00:23:02,400 But the daughter was just a carbon copy of her mother. 605 00:23:02,467 --> 00:23:03,866 - Yeah. - [Judge Judy] That's--you know, 606 00:23:03,933 --> 00:23:08,432 very often I have cases where parents wants to believe their children. 607 00:23:08,500 --> 00:23:10,099 That's what you wanna do. You want-- 608 00:23:10,165 --> 00:23:13,000 you know, you wanna say they did the right thing. 609 00:23:13,066 --> 00:23:14,432 - This mother didn't care... - Yeah. 610 00:23:14,500 --> 00:23:16,432 [Judge Judy] ...because that was her MO. 611 00:23:16,500 --> 00:23:18,200 - As my grandmother used to say... - [Sarah] [indistinct] 612 00:23:18,266 --> 00:23:21,133 Yeah, apple don't fall far from the tree. 613 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,000 It's true. 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