1 00:00:00,300 --> 00:00:02,934 You have a business in renting jet skis? 2 00:00:04,166 --> 00:00:07,233 - Yes, ma'am. - Did you have any accident? 3 00:00:07,300 --> 00:00:09,233 - No. - And they're still working? 4 00:00:09,300 --> 00:00:10,734 No. (laughs) 5 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:14,266 Your Honor, I have right here that he has re-rented out--listed online. 6 00:00:14,333 --> 00:00:16,500 Oh, well that's a problem. (laughs) 7 00:00:16,567 --> 00:00:20,000 - Um... - You're renting them to other people. 8 00:00:20,066 --> 00:00:22,467 [announcer] This is Judy Justice. 9 00:00:22,533 --> 00:00:25,533 [theme music playing] 10 00:00:39,967 --> 00:00:44,333 [announcer] Jeremy Whisman is suing jet ski renter Amanda Hartley 11 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:46,934 for property damages and lost revenue. 12 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:48,266 [Kevin] Court come to order. 13 00:00:48,333 --> 00:00:51,100 Have a seat, please. 14 00:00:51,166 --> 00:00:52,600 - Hello, Judge. - How are you, Kevin? 15 00:00:52,667 --> 00:00:55,400 Good. Case number 1142, Whisman versus Hartley. 16 00:00:55,467 --> 00:00:56,667 - Thank you. - [Kevin] You're welcome. 17 00:00:56,734 --> 00:00:59,934 [Judge Judy] Mr. Whisman, you have a business in renting jet skis? 18 00:01:00,066 --> 00:01:01,066 Yes, ma'am. 19 00:01:01,133 --> 00:01:02,700 [Judge Judy] How long have you had the business? 20 00:01:02,767 --> 00:01:05,099 - April 2021. - What did you do before that? 21 00:01:05,166 --> 00:01:08,200 [Jeremy] I was in the military and I work in missile defense also. 22 00:01:08,266 --> 00:01:11,400 - Uh, that's my full-time job. - So this is sideline? 23 00:01:11,467 --> 00:01:13,467 - It is. - [Judge Judy] Did you buy equipment? 24 00:01:13,533 --> 00:01:14,967 - [Jeremy] Yes, ma'am. - [Judge Judy] What did you buy? 25 00:01:15,033 --> 00:01:16,900 [Jeremy] I have three sets of jet skis. 26 00:01:16,967 --> 00:01:19,066 When was the first time you purchased jet skis? 27 00:01:19,133 --> 00:01:22,000 - September of 2020. - [Judge Judy] What kind? 28 00:01:22,066 --> 00:01:24,734 - [Jeremy] Sea-Doo Watercraft. - [Judge Judy] Were they new or used? 29 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:25,667 [Jeremy] Used. 30 00:01:25,734 --> 00:01:26,900 [Judge Judy] How much did you pay for them? 31 00:01:26,967 --> 00:01:29,567 - Seven thousand? - [Judge Judy] What year were they? 32 00:01:29,633 --> 00:01:32,100 They're--one's a 2006, one's a 2008. 33 00:01:33,467 --> 00:01:34,567 Take a look. 34 00:01:34,633 --> 00:01:36,633 - And you had three sets, you said? - Correct. 35 00:01:36,700 --> 00:01:38,533 [Judge Judy] When did you buy the second set? 36 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:42,667 The second set, I bought in April of this year, 2021. 37 00:01:42,734 --> 00:01:46,265 - Were they also used? - [Jeremy] Yes, ma'am. 2006 and 2008. 38 00:01:46,333 --> 00:01:49,066 - [Judge Judy] Also Sea-Doos? - Uh, one's a Sea-Doo, one's a Yamaha. 39 00:01:49,133 --> 00:01:50,700 How much did you pay for them? 40 00:01:50,767 --> 00:01:52,600 Fourteen thousand five hundred. 41 00:01:52,667 --> 00:01:54,233 What was the difference? 42 00:01:54,300 --> 00:01:57,400 - [Jeremy] The market, the after-- - Fascinating. 43 00:01:57,467 --> 00:02:00,133 - [Jeremy] Yeah. Yeah. - That's fascinating. 44 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,667 [Jeremy] Everything was going a lot higher than blue book value. 45 00:02:02,734 --> 00:02:04,467 'Cause they couldn't get parts and stuff? 46 00:02:04,533 --> 00:02:06,367 - Yes, ma'am. - [Judge Judy] I know. 47 00:02:06,433 --> 00:02:09,032 Car manufacturers have the same problem. 48 00:02:09,100 --> 00:02:11,633 So you paid double, for pretty much the same thing? 49 00:02:11,700 --> 00:02:13,967 - Pretty close. - And when did you buy the third set? 50 00:02:14,033 --> 00:02:16,066 - [Jeremy] July of this year. - And what did you buy? 51 00:02:16,133 --> 00:02:18,433 [Jeremy] They're actually 1997's. 52 00:02:18,500 --> 00:02:22,700 Uh, I had a friend who had 'em in storage and just wasn't using them, 53 00:02:22,767 --> 00:02:25,066 and asked if I wanted to use them-- 54 00:02:25,133 --> 00:02:26,600 - And, and they're still working? - [Jeremy] --in my rental business. 55 00:02:26,667 --> 00:02:28,433 - No. (laughs) - No? 56 00:02:28,500 --> 00:02:30,400 [Jeremy] No. I got them--uh, they had been sitting 57 00:02:30,466 --> 00:02:33,700 for a couple years and they weren't running, 58 00:02:33,767 --> 00:02:36,200 - and they're still with the mechanic. - They're still not running? 59 00:02:36,266 --> 00:02:38,066 - They haven't been used at all. - How much did you pay him for those? 60 00:02:38,133 --> 00:02:39,966 - A thousand. - [Judge Judy] Oh, not bad. 61 00:02:40,033 --> 00:02:41,100 - No. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 62 00:02:41,166 --> 00:02:43,900 So the ones that you rented to Ms. Hartley 63 00:02:43,966 --> 00:02:46,300 were the ones that you purchased in April of 2021? 64 00:02:46,367 --> 00:02:47,200 Yes, ma'am. 65 00:02:47,266 --> 00:02:49,800 And it is your claim that she returned them damaged? 66 00:02:49,867 --> 00:02:52,000 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] And the defendant said, 67 00:02:52,066 --> 00:02:56,466 "Well, they may have hit a rock or two, but nothing serious." (laughs) 68 00:02:56,533 --> 00:02:58,867 - Is that your answer? - Uh, no. 69 00:02:58,934 --> 00:03:01,100 [Judge Judy] Well, did I-- did I make that up? 70 00:03:01,166 --> 00:03:02,767 - I don't know. Just a sec. - [Amanda] No, so there were some rocks-- 71 00:03:02,834 --> 00:03:03,834 - Just a sec. - [Amanda] --at the lake. 72 00:03:03,900 --> 00:03:05,533 Hold on one second. 73 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,600 Uh, so for 2006 Sea-Doo, depending on the model, 74 00:03:08,667 --> 00:03:12,700 it looks like they range between $7,000 and $11,000. 75 00:03:12,767 --> 00:03:14,233 - For 2006? - [Sarah] Yes. 76 00:03:14,300 --> 00:03:17,400 - So you got a bargain in 2020. - Yeah. 77 00:03:17,466 --> 00:03:18,834 - When I bought 'em, the, the-- - [Judge Judy] Originally. 78 00:03:18,900 --> 00:03:21,100 - --value was a lot lower though, too. - [Judge Judy] Yeah. 79 00:03:21,166 --> 00:03:23,166 Amazing. Okay. 80 00:03:23,233 --> 00:03:26,300 I thought that you indicated here that, yeah, they-- 81 00:03:26,367 --> 00:03:28,433 you may have anchored them someplace, they may have hit a rock or two, 82 00:03:28,500 --> 00:03:30,333 - but they were-- - There were some rocks at the lake, 83 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,533 but not that I had ran into any rocks. 84 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,767 No, I didn't say you ran into a rock. I didn't say you ran into a rock. 85 00:03:35,834 --> 00:03:37,966 I thought it said that you sort of anchored them 86 00:03:38,033 --> 00:03:40,000 and then you went doing something, 87 00:03:40,066 --> 00:03:41,934 and they may have hit up against a rock. 88 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,966 - Isn't that what you said? - I mean, maybe I misunderstood you, 89 00:03:44,033 --> 00:03:46,266 but I didn't ride up against--on rocks. 90 00:03:46,333 --> 00:03:48,266 No, I didn't say that you rode against a rock. 91 00:03:48,333 --> 00:03:53,533 Did you indicate to the plaintiff that when you had the jet skis out, 92 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:54,734 you had anchored them. 93 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,133 - They did have anchors? - Yes. 94 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,266 [Judge Judy] You had anchored them and maybe gone for a swim, 95 00:03:58,333 --> 00:04:02,800 gone for whatever, and they may have hit from a wave, 96 00:04:02,867 --> 00:04:05,767 from a current, they may have hit against a rock? 97 00:04:05,834 --> 00:04:07,166 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 98 00:04:07,233 --> 00:04:10,266 Now, that's not something that you think about, 99 00:04:10,333 --> 00:04:13,800 like, you know, the baby burped on my jet ski. 100 00:04:13,867 --> 00:04:15,300 That's so--oh, my goodness, 101 00:04:15,367 --> 00:04:18,233 I anchored it too close to rocks. 102 00:04:18,300 --> 00:04:21,800 And I heard it hitting up against a rock, so you heard it? 103 00:04:21,867 --> 00:04:24,400 No. I had it anchored up at a boat dock 104 00:04:24,467 --> 00:04:27,967 of which is really where they should be, right? 105 00:04:28,033 --> 00:04:30,967 Have them on a boat dock. So there are rocks around the lake, 106 00:04:31,033 --> 00:04:33,900 but not that I was allowing them to repeat and hit against rocks, 107 00:04:33,967 --> 00:04:35,734 or that I was hearing up against any rocks. 108 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,633 We checked on them throughout the night, they weren't really moving very much, 109 00:04:38,700 --> 00:04:41,066 they seemed very okay, wasn't very windy. 110 00:04:41,133 --> 00:04:42,800 - Do you have photographs of them? I - [Jeremy] do. 111 00:04:42,867 --> 00:04:44,332 I'd like to see. 112 00:04:48,567 --> 00:04:51,633 Ms. Hartley, when you took the jet skis, what color were they? 113 00:04:51,700 --> 00:04:54,100 So the jet skis were supposed to be red ones, 114 00:04:54,166 --> 00:04:56,567 that was the ones that, um, we discussed for me picking up, 115 00:04:56,633 --> 00:04:58,266 that's the ones that was listed online. 116 00:04:58,332 --> 00:05:01,633 The red ones, sir, are the ones from 2020? 117 00:05:01,700 --> 00:05:03,934 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] The ones that she used 118 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,166 were the ones that you purchased in 2021? 119 00:05:06,233 --> 00:05:07,567 - Correct. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 120 00:05:07,633 --> 00:05:10,033 Is there any reason that you switched them? 121 00:05:10,100 --> 00:05:14,500 I believe they had, um, broke from the previous rental. 122 00:05:14,567 --> 00:05:17,633 - [Judge Judy] The ones from 2020? - [Jeremy] Yeah. They were in the shop, 123 00:05:17,700 --> 00:05:19,800 so I had that set left. 124 00:05:19,867 --> 00:05:22,233 And when we did discuss it, uh, 125 00:05:22,300 --> 00:05:25,600 I wasn't a hundred percent sure whether it was gonna be the red ones 126 00:05:25,667 --> 00:05:27,166 or the ones I had just-- 127 00:05:27,233 --> 00:05:29,233 [Judge Judy] Doesn't matter a hundred percent sure or not. 128 00:05:29,300 --> 00:05:30,332 - Not that s-- - [Amanda] Your Honor, if I may speak, 129 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,734 that's not what he had said to me on the day that we met. 130 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,467 - What did he tell you? - [Amanda] So that day, 131 00:05:34,533 --> 00:05:37,467 I viewed the Sea-Doo and I viewed the Yamaha, 132 00:05:37,533 --> 00:05:39,933 and then he says the red ones were out rented, 133 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,300 had not been brought back yet, um, 134 00:05:42,367 --> 00:05:45,633 that the Sea-Doo and that the Yamaha is not what I would be taking out 135 00:05:45,700 --> 00:05:48,600 because they had rocks sucked up in them, water sucked up in them, 136 00:05:48,667 --> 00:05:50,266 he still had to go through and clean it out 137 00:05:50,332 --> 00:05:52,667 from the people that dropped it off, left it damaged with him. 138 00:05:52,734 --> 00:05:55,567 And then when I went and picked up and paid the rest of them out 139 00:05:55,633 --> 00:05:59,332 to take jet skis out, these were the ones that he sent with me, 140 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:03,567 so since he changed his mind on that, and these were what was sent out with me, 141 00:06:03,633 --> 00:06:06,934 I presumed that they were safe to drive, and that they were--had been repaired. 142 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,500 Let me ask this question. Did you take them both out? 143 00:06:09,567 --> 00:06:11,633 - I did. - [Judge Judy] Okay. And you used them? 144 00:06:11,700 --> 00:06:12,867 Yes. 145 00:06:15,500 --> 00:06:19,633 You're not renting damaged jet skis. You're suing her for $10,000, 146 00:06:19,700 --> 00:06:22,300 which would make these things totally inoperable. 147 00:06:22,367 --> 00:06:25,000 But you're renting them to other people. 148 00:06:25,066 --> 00:06:26,867 They're going to be repaired, fully. 149 00:06:26,934 --> 00:06:28,567 Well, they're not gonna be repaired by her. 150 00:06:28,633 --> 00:06:29,834 [announcer] And later today. 151 00:06:29,900 --> 00:06:31,266 - [Judge Judy] Ms. Keeling... - Yes. 152 00:06:31,332 --> 00:06:33,300 Where is his coin collection? 153 00:06:33,367 --> 00:06:34,500 It's in the car. 154 00:06:34,567 --> 00:06:36,734 - How did you get here to court today? - A rental. 155 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,667 I have to tell you that I'm not liking your attitude. 156 00:06:39,734 --> 00:06:41,800 - Yes. - Do you understand that? 157 00:06:53,100 --> 00:06:57,033 [announcer] Jet ski owner Jeremy Whisman claims Amanda Hartley 158 00:06:57,100 --> 00:06:59,834 damaged both of his jet skis while renting them. 159 00:06:59,900 --> 00:07:02,400 Let me ask you this question. Did you take them both out? 160 00:07:02,467 --> 00:07:04,633 - I did. - [Judge Judy] Okay. And you used them? 161 00:07:04,700 --> 00:07:06,900 - Yes. - And did you take the trailer? 162 00:07:06,967 --> 00:07:09,300 - Yes. - Did anything happen with the trailer? 163 00:07:09,367 --> 00:07:11,300 So, with the trailer, it was missing pins, 164 00:07:11,367 --> 00:07:14,767 and so we had to purchase our own pins with the trailer. 165 00:07:14,834 --> 00:07:16,300 And then the lights were not working, 166 00:07:16,367 --> 00:07:18,467 so we had to purchase our own lights for that trailer. 167 00:07:18,533 --> 00:07:20,200 So when we dropped off the trailer and the jet skis, 168 00:07:20,266 --> 00:07:22,200 I had let him know that the lights were not working, 169 00:07:22,266 --> 00:07:23,700 I had to then purchase my own. 170 00:07:23,767 --> 00:07:25,867 Did you send him that by text or by phone? 171 00:07:25,934 --> 00:07:27,633 - Uh, by message, by our Messenger. - [Judge Judy] May I see it? 172 00:07:27,700 --> 00:07:30,967 - Yes. Let's see. Where is that? - [Judge Judy] Mr. Whisman, 173 00:07:31,033 --> 00:07:34,300 the prior people who you said rented the jet ski, 174 00:07:34,367 --> 00:07:37,066 you said that they damaged them, which is possible, 175 00:07:37,133 --> 00:07:40,133 if not probable, when somebody uses jet skis, 'cause people-- 176 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,233 I know people, I know my own grandchildren 177 00:07:42,300 --> 00:07:44,933 ride around like lunatics when they have an opportunity. 178 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,600 Why don't you have insurance if this is a business of yours? 179 00:07:47,667 --> 00:07:50,166 - I do have personal insurance. - [Judge Judy] Not personal insurance, 180 00:07:50,233 --> 00:07:53,367 I'm talking about any kind of insurance for damage to your business, 181 00:07:53,433 --> 00:07:56,600 - to your property. - [Jeremy] Well, business insurance was-- 182 00:07:56,667 --> 00:07:58,600 - [Judge Judy] For, for the jet skis. - Right. 183 00:07:58,667 --> 00:08:02,000 You paid $14,000 for them. I'm just curious. 184 00:08:02,066 --> 00:08:04,467 [Jeremy] So, I do have insurance on them, I have that right here. 185 00:08:04,533 --> 00:08:07,633 Uh, the reason I don't wanna make a claim on them 186 00:08:07,700 --> 00:08:10,734 is 'cause my insurance skyrockets or they would drop me 187 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,800 because I have so many pieces of equipment insured on them. 188 00:08:13,867 --> 00:08:17,166 - Oh, well, that's a problem. (laughs) - [Amanda] Your Honor. 189 00:08:17,233 --> 00:08:18,867 May I see the text messages? 190 00:08:18,934 --> 00:08:22,066 That's--that, Mr. Whisman, might be your problem. 191 00:08:23,533 --> 00:08:24,867 Can I speak for a moment, please? 192 00:08:24,934 --> 00:08:26,066 - [Judge Judy] Yes, in a second. - So--okay. 193 00:08:26,133 --> 00:08:27,367 I'm reading this. 194 00:08:29,367 --> 00:08:30,834 Do you have the next page of this? 195 00:08:30,900 --> 00:08:33,200 This is on June 19th, at 12:41 PM. 196 00:08:33,265 --> 00:08:34,866 "We haven't made it to the lake yet, 197 00:08:34,933 --> 00:08:37,100 someone must have drove the trailer into the water 198 00:08:37,165 --> 00:08:38,933 'cause there was water in the lights. 199 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:43,200 The brake lights don't work and there's no keys to the blue jet ski." 200 00:08:43,265 --> 00:08:45,800 Then you write back, "The key was in the center console, 201 00:08:45,867 --> 00:08:48,834 they worked when you guys took them and the keys were in both." 202 00:08:48,900 --> 00:08:51,934 They picked them up at 10:00 at night, the lights worked. 203 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:53,734 - Right here is where it says that-- - [Judge Judy] Shush, shush. Don't, don't. 204 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:56,567 - --I bought the light--okay. - Don't read it. Just give it. 205 00:08:59,333 --> 00:09:00,633 Thank you. 206 00:09:04,967 --> 00:09:07,533 What does this mean? "No sucked up rocks"? 207 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:10,200 [Amanda] Because he had asked me, was there water and rocks sucked up in it, 208 00:09:10,266 --> 00:09:13,367 because when I picked those ones up, he said that's what he had to clean out, 209 00:09:13,433 --> 00:09:17,233 what was in those Sea-Doos and the Yamaha, prior from me picking them up, 210 00:09:17,300 --> 00:09:19,400 which is why he said I was gonna have the red ones instead of those. 211 00:09:19,467 --> 00:09:21,767 [Judge Judy] Got it. Would you show this to the plaintiff, please, 212 00:09:21,834 --> 00:09:23,767 and tell him to explain that to me? 213 00:09:29,734 --> 00:09:33,934 [Jeremy] This is her telling me that she didn't suck any rocks up. 214 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,300 The front part of that jet ski is what I am aware of the damage that I did. 215 00:09:37,367 --> 00:09:42,533 Great. Let me know exactly how you damaged the front of the jet ski. 216 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:44,467 I was driving into the front of the shore 217 00:09:44,533 --> 00:09:47,633 and then gracely bumped against the, um, the boat dock. 218 00:09:47,700 --> 00:09:51,400 And when you bumped against the boat dock, what happened to the jet ski? 219 00:09:51,467 --> 00:09:54,400 So that's when the front piece of that, that plastic piece, had broke. 220 00:09:54,467 --> 00:09:56,867 [Judge Judy] Was there any damage to the Sea-Doo? 221 00:09:56,934 --> 00:09:58,300 - No. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 222 00:09:58,367 --> 00:10:00,567 - You drove the Sea-Doo? - Yes. 223 00:10:00,633 --> 00:10:02,867 [Judge Judy] Could you stand up for me, please? 224 00:10:02,934 --> 00:10:04,500 - Your last name is? - Hartley. 225 00:10:04,567 --> 00:10:07,333 [Judge Judy] Mr. Hartley, you drove the Sea-Doo 226 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,633 - and your wife drove the Yamaha? - Yes. 227 00:10:09,700 --> 00:10:11,600 Did you stay on those all weekend? 228 00:10:11,667 --> 00:10:14,166 We probably switched back and forth, but... 229 00:10:14,233 --> 00:10:17,734 [Judge Judy] Okay. Did you have any accident with the Sea-Doo? 230 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:19,567 - No, ma'am. - [Judge Judy] Hit anything? 231 00:10:19,633 --> 00:10:22,400 - No. - Did you see any damage to the Sea-Doo? 232 00:10:22,467 --> 00:10:24,367 - No. - [Judge Judy] And when you returned them, 233 00:10:24,433 --> 00:10:28,200 the damage that you saw on the Yamaha 234 00:10:28,266 --> 00:10:30,967 was this front panel damage that your wife had done? 235 00:10:31,033 --> 00:10:34,233 - Yeah. - How much did you pay the plaintiff? 236 00:10:34,300 --> 00:10:38,100 - Um, $480. - For the weekend? 237 00:10:38,165 --> 00:10:39,700 - [Amanda] For the weekend, yes. - For the two? 238 00:10:39,767 --> 00:10:42,633 The deposit was 300, and then when we picked them up, 239 00:10:42,700 --> 00:10:46,133 we had paid him the 180, and he said that was fine. 240 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,500 [Judge Judy] And when you dropped them off, 241 00:10:48,567 --> 00:10:50,165 - was he there? - [Amanda] Uh, yes. 242 00:10:50,233 --> 00:10:52,233 So I assumed he was inside his home, we were messaging. 243 00:10:52,300 --> 00:10:54,233 Um, as I was there, at his home, I'm texting him, 244 00:10:54,300 --> 00:10:56,633 "Hey, I'm here, do you wanna come outside and overview these?" 245 00:10:56,700 --> 00:10:58,967 He then declined to come outside and look at them. 246 00:10:59,033 --> 00:11:01,300 [Judge Judy] May I see those texts? 247 00:11:01,367 --> 00:11:04,834 [Amanda] Oh, I don't believe I have those, of him declining to come outside. 248 00:11:04,900 --> 00:11:06,133 - Well, um... - [Judge Judy] Well, I wanna--I would-- 249 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:09,700 I'd like to see your text to him, indicating that you're there. 250 00:11:09,767 --> 00:11:11,166 I never got that text. 251 00:11:11,233 --> 00:11:13,834 I don't think I have it within this, but-- 252 00:11:13,900 --> 00:11:15,066 - [Judge Judy] Well, that's important. - --we were texting the whole way 253 00:11:15,133 --> 00:11:16,900 - that we are--we were there. - [Judge Judy] That's important. 254 00:11:16,967 --> 00:11:18,266 Can I speak, ma'am? 255 00:11:18,333 --> 00:11:21,567 My last message to her was at 10:45 that night, 256 00:11:21,633 --> 00:11:25,800 saying that since there's no daylight and I had to work the next day, 257 00:11:25,867 --> 00:11:27,867 to go ahead and just leave them in the front yard. 258 00:11:27,934 --> 00:11:31,667 - Got it. So you just told her to leave - it? I told her to leave it at 10:45, 259 00:11:31,734 --> 00:11:34,600 but I never received any response back, no-- 260 00:11:34,667 --> 00:11:35,667 - [Judge Judy] Okay. " - --I'm here." 261 00:11:35,734 --> 00:11:37,100 - [Judge Judy] And she left it? - Yes. 262 00:11:37,165 --> 00:11:39,400 And the next day, you looked and you saw damage? 263 00:11:39,467 --> 00:11:41,033 - Yes, ma'am. - [Judge Judy] And the only thing 264 00:11:41,100 --> 00:11:45,333 that she advised you of was damage to the blue Yamaha? 265 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:50,900 She did say there that there's scuffs and stuff on the bottom of the hulls also. 266 00:11:50,967 --> 00:11:52,500 - [Judge Judy] Well, that may-- - And--but she wasn't sure 267 00:11:52,567 --> 00:11:54,066 if that was still there, but they weren't scuffs-- 268 00:11:54,133 --> 00:11:55,333 - I also indicated that I didn t-- - --there were giant holes in them. 269 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:57,300 - --believe it was from me. - [Judge Judy] There were giant holes? 270 00:11:57,367 --> 00:11:59,367 Yeah. Like what you saw on the pictures. 271 00:11:59,433 --> 00:12:01,967 [Judge Judy] Okay. I would like to see the repair bill, 272 00:12:02,033 --> 00:12:05,066 and I would like to see why, if you have these insured, 273 00:12:05,133 --> 00:12:09,533 why you didn't use the insurance unless you have a deductible. 274 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:13,000 They're not fully repaired yet, so I don't have the repair bill. 275 00:12:13,066 --> 00:12:15,900 Your Honor, I have right here that he is still--they must be fixed 276 00:12:15,967 --> 00:12:18,300 because he has them rented out-- listed online. 277 00:12:18,367 --> 00:12:20,433 - May I see it? - [Amanda] Yes. 278 00:12:22,967 --> 00:12:25,633 And from when I screenshot that yesterday, it said a week ago. 279 00:12:31,900 --> 00:12:34,133 - Is this the Yamaha you used? - [Amanda] Yes. 280 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:35,767 [Judge Judy] Did you list these out for rent, sir, 281 00:12:35,834 --> 00:12:38,633 - after the defendant used them? - I did, yes. I had them patched. 282 00:12:38,700 --> 00:12:41,033 [Judge Judy] Just--the answer is-- the answer is you did. 283 00:12:41,100 --> 00:12:42,800 So they must be available. 284 00:12:42,867 --> 00:12:44,834 So they're patched, they're not fully fixed. 285 00:12:44,900 --> 00:12:48,533 - And I haven't--I haven't-- - Oh. Oh. 286 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:50,200 - They're at the mechanic right now. - [Judge Judy] Mr. Whisman. 287 00:12:50,266 --> 00:12:52,500 Mr. Whisman. Unless you can show me 288 00:12:52,567 --> 00:12:55,834 an estimate to fix the front panel that she says was damaged, 289 00:12:55,900 --> 00:12:57,667 - I'm dismissing your case. - The front--bill? 290 00:12:57,734 --> 00:12:59,367 - This is just the front piece. - I'd like to see. 291 00:12:59,433 --> 00:13:01,834 [Jeremy] I ordered it and replaced it myself. 292 00:13:01,900 --> 00:13:03,333 [Judge Judy] I'd like to see it. 293 00:13:07,033 --> 00:13:10,033 It was $114.59. 294 00:13:10,100 --> 00:13:11,800 That's the only piece you're getting reimbursed for. 295 00:13:11,867 --> 00:13:13,300 - Not the hulls? - So-- 296 00:13:13,367 --> 00:13:16,066 [Judge Judy] Oh, no. Not that you re-rented again. 297 00:13:16,133 --> 00:13:19,000 I don't know how many people you rent these things to and say, 298 00:13:19,066 --> 00:13:22,266 "Well, I patched them up" and charge the exact same thing as she did, 299 00:13:22,333 --> 00:13:25,500 and then they use them, and with your patchwork, 300 00:13:25,567 --> 00:13:28,066 maybe they come off again, maybe-- 301 00:13:28,133 --> 00:13:30,734 you say that they damaged them. Listen. Mr. Whisman, 302 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,567 if you're running a business and your business is renting jet skis, 303 00:13:33,633 --> 00:13:35,300 and you have insurance, then use it. 304 00:13:35,367 --> 00:13:37,834 But you're not renting damaged jet skis. 305 00:13:37,900 --> 00:13:40,066 You're suing her for $10,000, 306 00:13:40,133 --> 00:13:43,300 which would make these things totally inoperable. 307 00:13:43,367 --> 00:13:45,233 - But you're renting them-- - I've rented them once. 308 00:13:45,300 --> 00:13:47,266 [Judge Judy] --to other people. 309 00:13:47,333 --> 00:13:49,233 [announcer] And later today. 310 00:13:49,300 --> 00:13:53,165 Is anything today that I just said to you inaccurate? 311 00:13:53,233 --> 00:13:56,467 Well, yes. As far as me going to his home. 312 00:14:08,066 --> 00:14:10,433 [announcer] Jet ski owner Jeremy Whisman 313 00:14:10,500 --> 00:14:13,333 is accusing his customer, Amanda Hartley, 314 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:17,266 of damaging his jet skis and not returning all his equipment. 315 00:14:17,333 --> 00:14:19,633 Listen. Mr. Whisman, if you're running a business 316 00:14:19,700 --> 00:14:23,367 and your business is renting jet skis and you have insurance, then use it. 317 00:14:23,433 --> 00:14:28,100 But you're not renting damaged jet skis. You're suing her for $10,000, 318 00:14:28,166 --> 00:14:31,333 which would make these things totally inoperable. 319 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,967 - But you're renting them to other people. - I've rented them once. 320 00:14:35,033 --> 00:14:37,165 You're renting them to other people. 321 00:14:37,233 --> 00:14:38,734 [Jeremy] They're going to be repaired. Fully. Right now, it's-- 322 00:14:39,867 --> 00:14:41,333 [Judge Judy] Well, they're not gonna be repaired by her. 323 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:42,467 [Jeremy] Right now, it's the cosmetics. 324 00:14:42,533 --> 00:14:44,600 Hundred and fourteen fifty-nine, judgment for the plaintiff. 325 00:14:44,667 --> 00:14:45,533 - We're finished. - Ma'am, what about all the-- 326 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:47,066 - [Kevin] Court is adjourned. - --missing equipment? 327 00:14:47,133 --> 00:14:50,000 [Judge Judy] That's it, we're done. 328 00:14:50,066 --> 00:14:51,033 I'm not happy with it. 329 00:14:51,100 --> 00:14:53,200 I'm just glad that the good person won in this. 330 00:14:53,266 --> 00:14:54,967 I got, uh, a patch on them. 331 00:14:55,033 --> 00:14:56,600 Well, I tried to make it right with him, 332 00:14:56,667 --> 00:14:58,600 and then when he started to have these excessive charges 333 00:14:58,667 --> 00:15:01,133 and have damages that were not mine, it was wrong. 334 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,467 They're gonna be fixed fully this winter. 335 00:15:03,533 --> 00:15:06,367 So that's when it needed to come to this. 336 00:15:06,433 --> 00:15:09,400 They, they work. They're just cosmetically not finished. 337 00:15:09,467 --> 00:15:11,900 Probably through an actual business, not private renter. 338 00:15:11,967 --> 00:15:14,333 Probably do it for another year and see what happens. 339 00:15:15,767 --> 00:15:16,700 [Judge Judy] I actually thought that, while dressed in a suit and tie, 340 00:15:19,133 --> 00:15:23,533 and sounding very good, when the defendant said, 341 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:27,133 "I sent him a note and I said we didn't suck up any rocks, 342 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,233 but I did damage the front and I'm sending you a picture of it." 343 00:15:30,300 --> 00:15:33,266 I thought two things were disingenuous about the plaintiff. 344 00:15:33,333 --> 00:15:37,333 A, he didn't use his insurance, and it's a business. 345 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:40,500 He said, "Well, my rates will go up." Well, otherwise then you have-- 346 00:15:40,567 --> 00:15:41,600 You're stuck with the damage. 347 00:15:41,667 --> 00:15:43,934 You're stuck with the damage because usually, if you rent a car, 348 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:45,467 - either you pay for the insurance-- - Uh-hmm. 349 00:15:45,533 --> 00:15:47,500 --when you rent a car, or you self-insure. 350 00:15:47,567 --> 00:15:48,633 Uh-hmm. 351 00:15:48,700 --> 00:15:51,433 [Judge Judy] And the second thing, and the most important thing was, 352 00:15:51,500 --> 00:15:54,600 he said there were gaping holes in them and he took pictures of the holes. 353 00:15:54,667 --> 00:15:57,734 But then he acknowledged that he had listed them for rent. 354 00:15:57,800 --> 00:15:59,033 - [Sarah] Uh-hmm. - And then he said "I patched the holes." 355 00:16:00,567 --> 00:16:01,834 Who knows if they're patches? 356 00:16:01,900 --> 00:16:03,100 Because you're out in the middle of a lake, 357 00:16:03,166 --> 00:16:05,266 and if the patch fails, then that's dangerous. 358 00:16:05,333 --> 00:16:08,000 Anyway, I was not impressed with him. 359 00:16:08,066 --> 00:16:11,100 If you're gonna be in the business, this was our second jet ski case, 360 00:16:11,166 --> 00:16:12,834 I don't know why that's become such a popular business. 361 00:16:12,900 --> 00:16:15,133 I think probably because of the pandemic, Sarah. 362 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:17,567 [Sarah] Yeah. I think people are just spending more time, 363 00:16:17,633 --> 00:16:20,367 - uh, with their families, outside. - [Judge Judy] Outside. 364 00:16:20,433 --> 00:16:22,567 - We've seen our family with jet skis. - Uh-hmm. 365 00:16:22,633 --> 00:16:24,633 - [Judge Judy] Some are normal. - Few incidents here and there. 366 00:16:24,700 --> 00:16:26,900 - [Judge Judy] Yeah. Some are normal. - [Sarah] Uh-hmm. 367 00:16:26,967 --> 00:16:29,700 And some power them up and stand up on them 368 00:16:29,767 --> 00:16:31,967 because you can ride them standing up and sitting down. 369 00:16:32,033 --> 00:16:33,600 By their very nature, they're designed 370 00:16:33,667 --> 00:16:36,667 - to be driven aggressively. - Yeah. 371 00:16:36,734 --> 00:16:39,367 [Judge Judy] Except if they're driven by a 70 and an 80-year-old, 372 00:16:39,433 --> 00:16:42,233 then, you know, you're lucky to sort of make it around the lake. 373 00:16:42,300 --> 00:16:44,300 But I mean I didn't believe him. 374 00:16:44,367 --> 00:16:46,300 - I could tell. - [Judge Judy] That's the bottom line. 375 00:16:46,367 --> 00:16:49,767 Case number 1164, Angeles versus Keeling. 376 00:16:49,834 --> 00:16:51,200 Please step forward. 377 00:16:51,266 --> 00:16:55,333 [announcer] Jorge Angeles is suing his former friend, 378 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:59,800 Keiante Keeling, for the return of a car and a coin collection. 379 00:16:59,867 --> 00:17:01,367 - Ms. Keeling. - Yes? 380 00:17:01,433 --> 00:17:03,000 [Judge Judy] Where is his coin collection? 381 00:17:03,066 --> 00:17:05,733 It's in the car, in my Volkswagen Jetta. 382 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:08,165 - Where is it? - It's parked in front of my apartment. 383 00:17:08,233 --> 00:17:09,967 [Judge Judy] How did you get here to court today? 384 00:17:10,032 --> 00:17:11,300 A rental. 385 00:17:11,367 --> 00:17:14,800 I have to tell you that I'm not liking your attitude. 386 00:17:14,867 --> 00:17:17,000 - Yeah. - Do you understand that? 387 00:17:17,066 --> 00:17:18,934 - Yes, I do understand. - [Judge Judy] Good. 388 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:22,666 Case is a relatively simple one. You and the defendant were friends, 389 00:17:22,733 --> 00:17:24,867 certain period of time, you were roommates. 390 00:17:24,934 --> 00:17:28,967 According to you, just friends. There was a time when you needed a car, 391 00:17:29,033 --> 00:17:30,800 friend was selling a car. 392 00:17:30,867 --> 00:17:33,166 According to the plaintiff, it was a Jetta. 393 00:17:33,233 --> 00:17:36,400 He agreed to advance the money for the car, he did. 394 00:17:36,467 --> 00:17:38,834 You agreed to pay him for the car, you didn't. 395 00:17:38,900 --> 00:17:41,000 He took the car, you went and-- 396 00:17:41,066 --> 00:17:43,333 to the house and took his coin collection. 397 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:45,700 That's how you have his coin collection. 398 00:17:45,767 --> 00:17:48,533 According to you, you were holding the coin collection 399 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:50,567 as collateral to get the car back. 400 00:17:50,633 --> 00:17:52,734 He's a truck driver. While he was out of town, 401 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:54,500 - you went and took the car back. - Yes. 402 00:17:54,567 --> 00:17:56,834 So far, you acknowledge all of those things? 403 00:17:56,900 --> 00:17:58,767 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] Right? Two things. 404 00:17:58,834 --> 00:18:02,567 Is anything today that I just said to you inaccurate? 405 00:18:02,633 --> 00:18:06,900 Well, yes. As far as me going to his home, I stay-- 406 00:18:06,967 --> 00:18:10,867 - I rented out a room in his house, so. - [Judge Judy] From when to when? 407 00:18:10,934 --> 00:18:13,734 From December 2020 till I took the car in August, 408 00:18:15,767 --> 00:18:17,066 August 2nd? 409 00:18:17,133 --> 00:18:18,800 Where was he when you took the car? 410 00:18:18,867 --> 00:18:20,300 Out of town. 411 00:18:20,367 --> 00:18:22,066 [Judge Judy] The car is in both your names? 412 00:18:22,133 --> 00:18:24,233 - [Keiante] Yes, it is. - [Judge Judy] It was in both your names 413 00:18:24,300 --> 00:18:26,133 because you were supposed to pay him for the car, 414 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:27,867 and as soon as you paid him for the car, 415 00:18:27,934 --> 00:18:29,667 he was gonna take his name off the title, 416 00:18:29,734 --> 00:18:31,200 - that was your agreement? - Yes. 417 00:18:31,266 --> 00:18:33,033 [Judge Judy] Who has the title for the car? 418 00:18:33,100 --> 00:18:34,266 - [Keiante] Jorge. - [Judge Judy] Great. 419 00:18:34,333 --> 00:18:35,767 Would you give me the title, please? 420 00:18:39,300 --> 00:18:40,367 May I see it? 421 00:18:44,433 --> 00:18:47,166 Don't leave, Kevin. 422 00:18:47,233 --> 00:18:49,066 Where did she sign this car over to him? 423 00:18:49,133 --> 00:18:51,500 You know where? Right there. Sign it. 424 00:18:54,467 --> 00:18:57,100 - Right now. - [Kevin] Date and signature. 425 00:19:02,700 --> 00:19:03,734 [Judge Judy] Date it. 426 00:19:08,834 --> 00:19:10,667 - Give it to him, please. - [Kevin] There you go, sir. 427 00:19:10,734 --> 00:19:12,133 - Thank you. - Okay. 428 00:19:14,033 --> 00:19:16,233 You're getting an appearance fee for coming to court today? 429 00:19:16,300 --> 00:19:18,166 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] How much? 430 00:19:18,233 --> 00:19:19,900 - Two fifty. - [Judge Judy] We're gonna hold that. 431 00:19:19,967 --> 00:19:22,233 He's going to pick up his car, which you didn't pay for. 432 00:19:22,300 --> 00:19:24,467 - Do you understand? - I understand. 433 00:19:24,533 --> 00:19:26,000 - [Judge Judy] Do you understand? - I understand. 434 00:19:26,066 --> 00:19:29,000 If the car isn't there or if there's any damage to the car, 435 00:19:29,066 --> 00:19:32,567 he's going to report it stolen, because now he has full title to the car. 436 00:19:32,633 --> 00:19:34,400 - Do you understand? - I understand. 437 00:19:34,467 --> 00:19:36,367 [Judge Judy] Great. Where is the coin collection? 438 00:19:36,433 --> 00:19:38,000 [Keiante] It's in the car, in the Volkswagen. 439 00:19:38,066 --> 00:19:40,834 - Where exactly in the car? - It's in the trunk. 440 00:19:40,900 --> 00:19:42,834 [Judge Judy] Do you know where the car is now located? 441 00:19:42,900 --> 00:19:43,834 Yeah. 442 00:19:43,900 --> 00:19:45,567 Do you have a second set of keys for the car? 443 00:19:45,633 --> 00:19:47,233 - I have one set of keys, yes. - [Judge Judy] Uh-hmm? 444 00:19:47,300 --> 00:19:49,967 - Yes, I do. - You're not to go near the car again. 445 00:19:50,033 --> 00:19:51,633 - Do you understand? - Yes, ma'am. 446 00:19:51,700 --> 00:19:53,900 If you do, he's gonna call the police, 447 00:19:53,967 --> 00:19:55,767 then we're gonna play them this tape. 448 00:19:55,834 --> 00:19:57,633 - Do you understand? - I understand. 449 00:19:57,700 --> 00:19:59,767 - Very good. You've got your car back. - Oh, yeah. 450 00:19:59,834 --> 00:20:02,000 And you've got your coin collection back, it's in the trunk. 451 00:20:02,066 --> 00:20:04,500 - Okay. - Any difficulty, you let me know. 452 00:20:04,567 --> 00:20:05,867 - Okay. - [Judge Judy] Thank you very much. 453 00:20:05,934 --> 00:20:06,900 - [Jorge] Thank you. - We're done here. 454 00:20:06,967 --> 00:20:08,300 [Kevin] Court is adjourned. 455 00:20:10,900 --> 00:20:13,233 I feel like he gave me the car as a gift. 456 00:20:13,300 --> 00:20:18,033 Well, I was just trying to help her get a car to go to her job. 457 00:20:18,100 --> 00:20:19,900 Because he wanted me to be his girlfriend. 458 00:20:19,967 --> 00:20:22,166 I was just trying to be nice. No buy. 459 00:20:22,233 --> 00:20:25,033 You know, you don't buy people, you just be nice. 460 00:20:25,100 --> 00:20:28,333 No, I took the coins out of anger 'cause he took the car from me first. 461 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,100 I was the one that offered her the car. 462 00:20:30,166 --> 00:20:33,200 That was just out of revenge, I just took his coins. 463 00:20:33,266 --> 00:20:35,100 So she will not be Ubering all the time. 464 00:20:35,166 --> 00:20:36,967 I'm not mad, you know. I'll just get my own car. 465 00:20:37,033 --> 00:20:38,100 I know what to do now. 466 00:20:40,533 --> 00:20:43,734 Sarah Rose, that was easy-peasy. (laughs) That was very easy. 467 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,567 You had a defendant who knew she was in the wrong, 468 00:20:46,633 --> 00:20:48,400 looking maybe to get over. 469 00:20:48,467 --> 00:20:53,033 She was nice-looking, had a nice smile, took advantage. 470 00:20:53,100 --> 00:20:55,500 - Knew she took advantage. - [Judge Judy] Knew--right. 471 00:20:55,567 --> 00:20:57,066 - Knew she took advantage. - Uh-hmm. 472 00:20:57,133 --> 00:21:00,533 So didn't even fight me on signing over the title. 473 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:02,767 He's now made whole, which is our job. 474 00:21:02,834 --> 00:21:04,834 That's absolutely right. 475 00:21:04,900 --> 00:21:07,533 If you can walk out here and if the right thing happens, 476 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:09,333 then we've done our job. 477 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:10,867 - Good day. - Good day. 478 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:13,767 [announcer] Want justice? 479 00:21:13,834 --> 00:21:15,834 Go to JudyJustice.tv.