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He struck your car with a golf cart.
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Yes, Your Honor.
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I lost control
because the steering wheel broke.
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I mean, for a ding on a bumper,
calling the police,
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I mean, seriously?
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- Well...
- Byrd, do you have your handcuffs?
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Because I'm wondering
if we can remand this young man
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- before he causes more harm to society.
- Oh, my goodness.
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[announcer] Now on Tribunal Justice.
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{\an8}["Ride of the Valkyries" plays]
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[announcer] Today's case
was filed in St. Charles, Missouri.
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{\an8}Your Honor, this is case number 2059,
Jeffries versus Hudzik.
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{\an8}All parties have been sworn in.
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{\an8}You may be seated.
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{\an8}[Judge Levy] Thank you, Cassandra.
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{\an8}Ms. Jeffries, you're suing the defendant
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{\an8}and his mother for damages
that you claim Brendan caused
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{\an8}when he struck your car with a golf cart
and you're suing him for $5,000.
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{\an8}- Yes, Your Honor.
- All right.
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- And defendant, Brendan?
- Uh-hmm.
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[Judge Levy] And your mom, Ms. Hudzik,
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it's your claim that the damage
to the plaintiff's vehicle was minor,
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nowhere near the $5,000
that she's claiming
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and you're rejecting
any additional monies to pay her
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{\an8}beyond the $500
which you offered and she rejected.
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{\an8}- Yes, sir.
- [Judge Levy] All right.
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{\an8}So with that in mind,
why don't you tell me what happened?
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Well, we had just returned
from marching in a parade for July 4th.
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My children and I and my little dog
were in the back seat.
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We were parked
in front of my friend's home
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and we happen to see this golf cart
come out of nowhere
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and it was driving very quickly
and he did not appear
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to have any control over it,
and it struck my vehicle.
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But then I saw his golf cart,
and it appeared
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that he had taped his tie rod
with painter's tape.
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- [Judge Levy] Okay. Well--
- And I...
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- Well, let me stop you there.
- Okay.
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So you noticed that there was some blue,
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{\an8}what appeared to be painter's tape
on the tie rod?
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{\an8}- Yes.
- [Judge Levy] Okay. But clearly,
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{\an8}it didn't look like it belonged there.
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- No.
- [Judge Levy] All right.
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What kind of car were you in?
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2016 Mitsubishi Outlander.
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[Judge Levy]
And how long had you owned that car?
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[Lora] Since 2016.
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[Judge Levy] So it was new
when you purchased it?
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- Yes, brand new.
- Okay.
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After your vehicle was struck,
what'd you do?
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So I got out of the car
and I checked on the boys.
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Uh, he was driving
with a friend in the cart...
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- When you say he, you mean Brendan?
- Yes.
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- [Judge Levy] Okay.
- Mr. Hudzik.
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Uh, he had a friend
in the car at the time,
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so I checked on them
and when they said they were okay,
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I was like, "Well, you probably need
to call your parents."
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- And then, they came to the scene.
- [Judge Levy] Who's they?
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Mrs. Hudzik
and her significant other of some sort.
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Brendan, how does that sound about so far?
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- Sounds true.
- [Judge Levy] Okay.
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And how long have you been driving?
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{\an8}- Before the accident?
- [Judge Levy] Yeah, yeah.
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{\an8}Like two minutes, three minutes.
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[Judge Levy] And who was in the car
with you, your friend?
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Where were you
immediately prior to the accident?
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Where were you coming from?
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His house. We were going to my house.
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And how far from his house is your house?
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Probably like a mile.
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[Judge Levy]
You had to drive on public streets?
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Uh-uh.
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[Judge Levy] So it's on a private street.
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- I believe it is, yes.
- Okay.
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Um, and how old were you, Brendan,
at the time?
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Fifteen.
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[Judge Levy] So you had no license,
you had no permit.
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Uh-uh.
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[Judge Levy] Did you have permission
to drive the vehicle?
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Uh-uh.
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[Judge Levy] Was it the first time
you've done that?
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Uh-hmm.
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[Judge Levy] I read both your answers
and I know that what you put in the answer
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was that the golf cart
did not belong to you,
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- that it belonged to a family friend.
- Uh-hmm.
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[Judge Levy]
How long had the vehicle though, Brendan,
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- been at your house?
- [Brendan] We went to go pick it up
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a couple days before 4th of July.
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[Judge Levy]
Do your friends have golf carts?
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[Brendan] Yes.
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[Judge Levy]
Your friends drive those golf carts?
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{\an8}Most of my friends
are above 16 with a license.
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{\an8}[Judge Levy] So they drive
and you know you're not supposed to drive.
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- Yes.
- [Judge Levy] All right.
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Let's take a look at the damage.
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Do you see what's up there on the screen?
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Uh-hmm.
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[Judge Levy] Is that the area
that we're talking about?
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[Lora] Yes. And it actually, the impact
caused my front quarter panel
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to come loose
and the whole thing needs to be replaced.
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[Judge Levy] Okay. And Brendan,
you heard the plaintiff a minute ago
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say that she observed some blue tape,
like painter's tape around a tie rod,
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which is really what connects
the steering mechanism
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and you knew that there was a problem
with that tie rod
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because you saw that blue tape
that looked ridiculous.
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Right? So you knew that there was an issue
with that steering mechanism.
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- Uh-uh.
- [Judge Levy] No?
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- I didn't.
- [Judge Levy] Ms. Jeffries.
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- Yes.
- Did you take that photograph?
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- I certainly did, yes.
- And when did you take that photograph?
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[Lora] Uh, right after the accident.
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- [Judge Levy] July 4th?
- [Lora] Yes.
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[Judge Levy] Brendan,
does that refresh your memory
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- about the way that that looked?
- Yes.
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[Judge Levy] This, uh, friend of yours
who gave you the cart to drive
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for July 4th failed to mention
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that the car had some type
of defective steering?
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- Uh-hmm.
- Really?
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Not a very good friend.
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That doesn't make sense.
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What about you, Ms. Hudzik?
Did that make sense to you?
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No. They picked it up from a range,
and it had not been driven in years, so...
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[Judge Levy] But you knew
that it was an attractive nuisance,
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something that attracted
your 15-year-old son
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who had 16 and 17-year-old friends
who were driving them legally
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and you knew that there was a chance
that he was gonna take that cart
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with or without your permission. Right?
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- Yes.
- [Judge Levy] Right?
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And you had a choice.
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You could've disabled it and taken the key
so that he could not drive it
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or let the key stay with it
so that he could drive it,
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- right?
- Uh-hmm.
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Listen, it doesn't make you
a terrible kid, all right?
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I'm not gonna make any admissions
right here when I was 15,
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but it doesn't make you a terrible kid.
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So now you show up, Ms. Hudzik,
and you see the damage to the vehicle.
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Tell me what happens.
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Um, so I walk over to him,
check to make sure that he's okay,
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give him a, "What in the world
were you thinking?" talk.
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Um, he told me what happened.
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And what he said
was that the steering gave way
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and something else about the brakes?
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{\an8}Something the brakes were not,
like, slowing down, um...
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{\an8}[Judge Levy] Brakes didn't work.
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{\an8}- Right.
- Okay.
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[Kortney] Um, Ms. Jeffries and her friend
were towards the side
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and then we ended up, um, chatting.
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Um, and I asked her, you know, like,
whatever we can do to make this okay,
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like, I gave her my car insurance,
asked for her car insurance,
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{\an8}then, uh, she said, "Okay,
I think I'm gonna make a police report."
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{\an8}And I said, "Okay."
I mean, it's not necessary
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{\an8}but if that's what you want to do,
that's fine.
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Um, and so then we waited
for, gosh, forever in the heat, so...
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Brendan, what did you tell the police
as far as how that accident happened?
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That the--I lost control
because the steering wheel broke.
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[Judge Levy] Did the officer
say anything to you about driving
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at 15 years old
in a golf cart without a license?
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- [Brendan] Yes.
- What'd he say?
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- Said that I couldn't do it.
- [Judge Levy] Yeah.
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But he didn't give you summons for it,
nothing like that?
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- Uh-uh.
- [Judge Levy] Yeah. He just wanted
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to make sure that you were okay
and you knew from then on.
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So, at that point, Brendan,
did you pretty much know
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that you were gonna pay for the damage
that you caused to the plaintiff's car?
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- Yes.
- [Judge Levy] So Ms. Jeffries,
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you took the car to be repaired
or to at least get an estimate.
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- Yes. An estimate.
- [Judge Levy] Tell me about that.
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So I went to the dealership
to get an estimate
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and it took forever to get them.
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[Judge Levy]
Well, let me ask you a question.
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Why would you go and take a 2016 car
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to a dealership to get repaired
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instead of just to a collision place
close to you?
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Because this dealership was how far?
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Uh, two hours from my home.
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- But that's...
- [Judge Levy] Two hours to fix a bumper
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that pretty much could have been fixed
much closer to your home.
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It's just something
that didn't make sense to me.
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{\an8}- Do you follow?
- So this dealership is in St. Louis
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{\an8}and I'm from St. Louis area, but I moved.
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So I'm used to having things
fixed where...
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- [Judge Levy] Okay.
- ... I lived.
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[Judge Levy] It jumped out
as being somewhat concerning
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because one of the things
that you're asking
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that the defendants pay for is mileage.
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But you chose to go a place
that was two hours away there
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and two hours back,
and you made multiple trips.
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That was your choice. Judge Acker.
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At what point, ma'am, did you decide that
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{\an8}this situation warranted
the involvement of law enforcement?
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{\an8}Well, because when,
uh, he called his mother,
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{\an8}she was very angry.
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{\an8}She did not offer to pay for the damages.
She did give me the insurance...
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[Judge Acker] Well, when you say
she was angry, was she violent?
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Was she using profanity?
Was she threatening...
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- [Lora] No.
- ... you with harm?
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No, but you can tell by her face
she was very angry.
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Yeah. She--you know why she was angry?
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Because her dumb son took the golf cart
that clearly was not operable
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and decided to go joyriding
in one of these communities.
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I mean, Byrd, do you have your handcuffs?
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Because I'm wondering
if we can remand this young man
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before he causes more harm to society.
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Oh, my goodness.
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[announcer] Coming up on Tribunal Justice.
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My friend was there.
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Her car was damaged.
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And the attitude was,
"That sounds like a you problem."
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[dramatic musical sting]
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{\an8}[announcer]
Lora Jeffries is suing Kortney Hudzik
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{\an8}and her son Brendan for $5,000.
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Lora claims Brendan damaged her car
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after driving a golf cart recklessly
into her parked SUV.
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Kortney claims the damages are exaggerated
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and Lora is taking advantage
of the situation.
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{\an8}Can we put up the picture of the vehicle--
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{\an8}oh, there we go, there we go.
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So I gotta tell you, Ms. Jeffries,
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how you get from that to $646
for a car rental,
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{\an8}$786 for six round trips
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{\an8}from Steelville to St. Charles,
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$540.96 for lost wages,
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$704.40 for inconvenience.
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You know what,
if you could hit a car of mine,
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then maybe we could make
some real money one day.
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Your lawsuit is a ridiculous
and greedy overreach.
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- Oh, my goodness. I completely disagree.
- [Judge Acker] I had never--
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I mean, seriously, you got super greedy
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{\an8}and you said, you know what,
I'm only gonna give you $500.
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{\an8}There's no basis for you to decide
what the remedy is gonna be
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when you're responsible for the harm.
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But I want you to explain to me
why in the heck
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that damage to a bumper
meant you couldn't go to work?
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Because I had to take off work early
several times to file the lawsuit.
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I had to drive all the way
from where I live to St. Charles County.
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[Judge Acker] You don't get reimbursed
for that in court.
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So what I see is somebody
who took an unfortunate accident,
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a kid's mistake,
and decided it was a lottery ticket.
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And then, let's talk about
this Facebook post
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because as I understand it,
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are you the one
who made the Facebook post?
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- I did.
- [Judge Acker] I mean, you guys
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are really making this kid out
to be Charles Manson.
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- It's not that serious.
- No, no, not at all.
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Can you take the stand, ma'am?
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What's your relationship to the plaintiff?
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- Oh, we've been friends 20 years.
- Were you there
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- at the scene of the accident?
- I was.
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[Judge Acker] And did you make this post,
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{\an8}"Asking for a friend, what would you do
if you were visiting for the holiday
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and was hit head on
by an out-of-control golf cart
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driven by an unlicensed,
uninsured, underage driver?"
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So you put that up
and then people are like,
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"Call the police, hold them accountable."
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Why was that necessary?
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Because my friend was there
visiting at my home.
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Her car was damaged.
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And the attitude was,
"That sounds like a you problem."
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- And it's not a you problem.
- [Judge Acker] Wait, wait, wait. Stop.
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When you say--when you say,
"The attitude was a you problem",
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or did the defendant say,
"I'm not dealing with this.
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- That's a you problem."
- She did not say that.
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[Judge Acker] She never said that.
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- However...
- But--no.
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But--so if that's true, then tell me
how we get to let's go on Facebook,
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how do we go after this terrorist?
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- May I ask...
- [Judge Acker] I mean, seriously?
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May I ask you when you have an accident...
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[Judge Acker]
You don't--you don't get to ask me.
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You can make a point but I'm not here
to respond to your questions.
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- [Lora] I understand.
- But have at it.
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Okay. So it's my understanding
when that there is an accident
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that the police should be called
to document it.
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Well, it's my understanding
in many jurisdictions
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that there's a huge strain
on law enforcement resources
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around the country.
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And most police officers
have many other things to do
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than to show up on the scene
and monitor golf cart dings on bumpers.
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- Sure.
- [Judge Acker] But honestly,
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you know why people get their backs up?
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People get their backs up in litigation
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when folks who have legitimately
been harmed get greedy.
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And I think that's what you're doing.
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- I didn't wanna sue her at all.
- Judge DiMango.
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{\an8}My thing is with you, because yes,
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{\an8}this is a kid mistake
but it's with an adult item.
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It's like when a five-year-old
picks up a handgun
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and sees it as an attractive nuisance,
picks it up,
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and doesn't understand the nature
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and consequences of what could happen
if he does that.
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You're 15.
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Your behavior,
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your attitude about driving this vehicle
was not adult-like at all.
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How long were you living in this little
community before you got this golf cart?
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- Four months?
- Four months.
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{\an8}[Judge DiMango] Four months. A few months.
All your friends have golf carts?
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{\an8}Uh-hmm.
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{\an8}[Judge DiMango]
I'm gonna ask you two things.
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Speak with words,
don't you shake your head and uh-hmm.
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- I want answers.
- Yes, ma'am.
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[Judge DiMango]
So get your hands off the table,
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stand up,
and answer me like you're an adult.
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Yes, ma'am.
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You don't need the ma'am part
but you need the yes part.
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So now you get the golf cart home.
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How long before the Fourth of July
weekend did you get it back home?
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Three days before.
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[Judge DiMango] Three days before.
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Did you want it for the Fourth of July?
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Was it--ma'am, was there some sort of
event going on in the--in the...
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- There was.
- [Judge DiMango] What was it?
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We have a neighborhood parade.
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There's events like at the amphitheater.
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But we did not participate
in the golf cart parade.
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So you have it three days before
and you decide,
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at some point, you're going to use it?
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And, Mom, don't you think
that she has a right to get her car fixed
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wherever she wants to get it fixed.
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{\an8}- You understand that, correct?
- Right.
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{\an8}[Judge DiMango] And, you know, to say,
"Let me give you $500, your deductible,
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and then you pay for the rest of it,"
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that's really not very appealing
to somebody
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who's just had their car damaged.
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Wouldn't you agree?
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I agree, but I would not
have gotten my car fixed.
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- [Judge DiMango] You would've left it?
- Uh-hmm.
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See, I could see why you would drive
a car now with a broken steering wheel
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'cause she's willing
to drive a car with a broken bumper.
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She said it. You see, because
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
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Why?
Because that's how they learn behavior.
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The reality is you made the mistake.
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You got behind the wheel of a vehicle,
a motorized vehicle.
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How fast did it go? Do you know?
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Because those things go up
to 50 miles an hour
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if they're souped up the right way.
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Do you know how fast that went?
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- Top speed of...
- [Judge DiMango] Top speed.
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Top speed of 20 to 15 miles per hour.
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Twenty to fifteen?
So yours goes down instead of up.
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Fifteen to twenty.
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[Judge DiMango] What grade are you in?
Because any kid at his age should know...
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- [Kortney] You're talking down at him...
- ... you go 20 to 25...
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- like he's...
- ... not 20 to 15. What?
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It's like you're saying that
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he's like intellectually disabled
or something.
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So I just--yeah, like you're talking
to him like as if he was stupid.
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- I'm not talking to him like...
- [Kortney] Okay.
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... he's intellectually disabled,
but I'm not talking to him
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- like he's a genius either.
- Okay.
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[Judge DiMango] Because he should be
a little aware of what he did.
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He got behind the wheel of a vehicle
that he did not check,
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at age 15 years old, driving around
in a community to which he's brand new,
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with another kid in the car,
crashes into somebody else.
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- I don't call that smart.
- Right.
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And I will say,
he has learned from his mistake,
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and so--I mean, he did get
the law of the eagle [indistinct].
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[Judge DiMango] And how did you learn?
Are you willing to pay
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for damages to the car
or are you still up at $500?
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No, I mean,
'cause it went from $3,000 to $5,000.
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{\an8}So every time I got a note
taped to my door or a letter,
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{\an8}it was a different charge, so...
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This is my last question to you.
You can't be greedy.
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- When you're greedy, you lose too. So...
- I completely understand.
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[Judge Levy] Uh, just a couple of things.
I'm sorry.
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Ms. Hudzik, we're not saying he's stupid.
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{\an8}- Okay.
- We're saying he's saying stupid things.
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And do you think that you're a bad parent?
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I don't think I'm a bad parent, no.
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[Judge Levy] So it would seem to me
that a responsible parent
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in your situation who knows that her son
took the vehicle without permission,
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but for the grace of God,
he just hit a car.
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- Uh-hmm.
- Yeah.
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He just as easily
could've lost control and hit a kid.
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And you were furious with him.
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You knew he wasn't responsible enough
to follow the rules of the house,
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which were don't drive
the damn golf cart, right?
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00:16:03,667 --> 00:16:04,667
Yes.
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[Judge Levy] So when you taped
that note on her door on July 24th,
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- that settlement note...
- Uh-hmm.
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[Judge Levy]
... you saw something, didn't you?
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I drove around back.
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And what did you see
when you drove around back?
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[announcer] Coming up on Tribunal Justice.
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You didn't have liability insurance
on the date of the accident
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as required by Missouri law.
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If you don't have it, I'm dismissing.
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[dramatic musical sting]
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{\an8}[theme music plays]
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{\an8}[announcer] Lora Jeffries is suing
Kortney Hudzik and her son, Brendan,
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{\an8}for car damages, lost wages, and mileage,
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after Brendan drove a golf cart
into her SUV,
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but Kortney claims Lora is taking
advantage of the whole situation.
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{\an8}When you taped that note
on her door on July 24th,
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{\an8}- that settlement note...
- Uh-hmm.
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[Judge Levy]
... you saw something, didn't you?
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I drove around back and saw...
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{\an8}[Judge Levy] And what'd you see
when you drove around back?
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{\an8}I saw the golf cart in the common area.
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{\an8}[Judge Levy] You damn right
you saw that golf cart.
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{\an8}- The blue tape, was it there?
- [Lora] No.
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{\an8}- What was there?
- They took it off. They took--pardon me.
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00:17:06,700 --> 00:17:09,467
{\an8}They took off the golf--
or they took off the painter's tape.
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And they put duct tape on it.
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[Lora] I was like, "You gotta be joking."
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[Judge Levy] Duct tape on it.
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She knows it's still sitting there,
knows it can be accessed by her son,
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00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:21,367
{\an8}who's already demonstrated
no common sense whatsoever.
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00:17:21,433 --> 00:17:23,100
{\an8}Listen, you're lucky you're not my kid.
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00:17:23,166 --> 00:17:25,567
Still doesn't mean
you're gonna get your 69 cents a mile.
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00:17:25,633 --> 00:17:26,633
All right. I got nothing.
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[Judge Acker]
I wanna ask a couple of questions.
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{\an8}You submitted, ma'am,
a letter from State Farm directed to you.
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- You were the claimant.
- Uh-hmm.
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[Judge Acker]
Because according to this letter,
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you didn't have liability insurance
on the date of the accident
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as required by Missouri law,
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and that's why
State Farm denied the claim.
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So do you have evidence
that you did, in fact,
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- have liability insurance coverage?
- Absolutely.
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[Judge Acker] Or more to the point,
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do you have evidence that you challenged
the findings of this letter?
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00:17:51,567 --> 00:17:52,567
- [Lora] I did.
- Yes.
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00:17:52,633 --> 00:17:56,300
I actually--there--I believe
there's a note on the bottom, 7/28...
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[Judge Acker] On a note
on the--there's a handwritten note...
425
00:17:58,333 --> 00:18:00,066
- Yes.
- ... that says the current policy
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not found or not in good standing.
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00:18:02,700 --> 00:18:06,500
So my name is misspelled,
my address is misspelled.
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00:18:06,567 --> 00:18:08,367
There's a lot of inaccuracies in here.
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And I called on July 28th
430
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and I said, "These are the inaccuracies.
I would like to have them responded to."
431
00:18:15,367 --> 00:18:16,900
And I definitely do have insurance.
432
00:18:16,967 --> 00:18:18,467
Do you have proof of that now
that you can show us?
433
00:18:18,533 --> 00:18:19,934
Absolutely. I can pull it up...
434
00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:21,633
- [Judge Acker] I'd like to see it.
- ... on my phone, if you'd like. Sure.
435
00:18:21,700 --> 00:18:23,000
- We don't have to see it now.
- [Lora] Okay.
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00:18:23,066 --> 00:18:25,000
- And I'm not speaking for my colleagues.
- [Lora] Okay.
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But if you don't have it,
I'm dismissing...
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00:18:27,233 --> 00:18:29,100
- Okay. I definitely am insured.
- ... because without having
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liability insurance
and to go through all of this,
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- I mean, that would be...
- [Lora] I would agree.
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... a horrible joke.
So I really do hope you have it.
442
00:18:36,166 --> 00:18:38,000
- Absolutely. I have it, Your Honor.
- [Judge Acker] Okay. I'll look for it.
443
00:18:38,066 --> 00:18:39,667
Just please get it
and then give it to Byrd.
444
00:18:39,734 --> 00:18:41,233
- Absolutely.
- [Judge Acker] Thank you.
445
00:18:41,300 --> 00:18:43,400
Well then, I think
we've exhausted this case.
446
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So we're gonna retire to deliberate.
447
00:18:45,166 --> 00:18:46,600
- Thank you.
- Court is now in recess.
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Parties are excused.
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[dramatic musical sting]
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All right. So the plaintiff gave us
an estimate for the repairs.
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It's $2,322.25.
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All this mileage nonsense,
along with the sixth trip to the court
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00:19:03,166 --> 00:19:05,200
to file a small claims case,
sorry, she doesn't get that.
454
00:19:05,266 --> 00:19:08,033
I mean, it said that it happened that way,
that she had to go there,
455
00:19:08,100 --> 00:19:10,066
- but what are you gonna do about it?
- Yeah. Right.
456
00:19:10,133 --> 00:19:11,867
[Judge Levy]
It's a bumper, for God's sake.
457
00:19:11,934 --> 00:19:13,800
And $700 for inconvenience?
458
00:19:13,867 --> 00:19:19,233
Again, I'm not all that convinced
that even if we do award her 2,322.25,
459
00:19:19,300 --> 00:19:21,800
which I believe we should,
she's gonna get the bumper fixed.
460
00:19:21,867 --> 00:19:23,867
I think she's gonna pocket the money,
but that's up to her,
461
00:19:23,934 --> 00:19:25,834
if she wants to drive
around that car the way it is.
462
00:19:25,900 --> 00:19:29,867
So I think that's what she gets, 2,322.25.
463
00:19:29,934 --> 00:19:31,667
I want proof that she had insurance.
464
00:19:31,734 --> 00:19:33,467
- I'd like to see that card...
- Okay.
465
00:19:33,533 --> 00:19:36,100
... before I decide
whether or not I'm joining or dissenting.
466
00:19:36,166 --> 00:19:38,066
For argument's sake, if she does not
have insurance,
467
00:19:38,133 --> 00:19:39,667
- you would--you're gonna...
- Then I'm dissenting. I'm--I'll dissent.
468
00:19:39,734 --> 00:19:41,200
And you wouldn't change your position,
469
00:19:41,266 --> 00:19:42,834
'cause I'm not gonna change my mine.
470
00:19:42,900 --> 00:19:44,533
I'm willing to give her back the money
to fix it.
471
00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:48,033
I'm just gonna throw out there,
if she doesn't have proof of insurance,
472
00:19:48,100 --> 00:19:49,266
she shouldn't have been on the road.
473
00:19:49,333 --> 00:19:51,500
And if she wasn't on the road,
then this wouldn't have happened.
474
00:19:51,567 --> 00:19:52,700
Just throwing it out there.
475
00:19:52,767 --> 00:19:54,266
And I get it.
476
00:19:55,233 --> 00:19:59,500
I just think that Brendan's already been
taught a bad lesson by his mom.
477
00:19:59,567 --> 00:20:03,834
I would hate for him to even hear
that someone thought that what he did
478
00:20:03,900 --> 00:20:09,567
wasn't as bad as what the plaintiff did
by driving a car with a lapsed insurance.
479
00:20:09,633 --> 00:20:10,967
I don't think she's saying it wasn't bad.
480
00:20:11,033 --> 00:20:12,667
I think she's just saying
there's no recovery
481
00:20:12,734 --> 00:20:13,967
- under these circumstances...
- No, but--
482
00:20:14,033 --> 00:20:15,900
I hear the point
because--here's where I am.
483
00:20:15,967 --> 00:20:17,133
I could give her a tongue--
I can give her a tongue lashing.
484
00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:19,600
And that might be what I would need
to come on board,
485
00:20:19,667 --> 00:20:21,133
because, to me, frankly,
486
00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:24,600
the notion that you are not complying
with the laws of the jurisdiction,
487
00:20:24,667 --> 00:20:26,633
somebody dings your bumper
488
00:20:26,700 --> 00:20:30,533
and then all of a sudden you turn it
into this thousands-dollar claim...
489
00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:32,166
- Right.
- ... I find that offensive.
490
00:20:32,233 --> 00:20:35,433
I also find offensive
the notion that this defendant
491
00:20:35,500 --> 00:20:38,233
really did not absorb
responsibility for this.
492
00:20:38,300 --> 00:20:40,700
So I think when I look at these equities,
493
00:20:40,767 --> 00:20:44,000
I will--it'll drag me over the finish line
to that verdict.
494
00:20:44,066 --> 00:20:45,834
I do still wanna see
if she has the insurance.
495
00:20:45,900 --> 00:20:46,900
- Yeah.
- And if she doesn't,
496
00:20:46,967 --> 00:20:48,133
- I would like a tongue-lashing.
- Done.
497
00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,233
- That would make me feel good.
- [Judge Levy] All right.
498
00:20:50,300 --> 00:20:52,200
- My pleasure.
- [laughs]
499
00:20:52,266 --> 00:20:56,033
[dramatic musical sting]
500
00:20:56,100 --> 00:20:57,567
[Cassandra] Court is now back in session.
501
00:20:57,633 --> 00:20:59,800
All parties are reminded
that you're still under oath.
502
00:20:59,867 --> 00:21:00,934
[Judge DiMango] Thank you.
503
00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:03,667
Ms. Jeffries, I understand
that you have the information I requested.
504
00:21:03,734 --> 00:21:04,800
Yes. Thank you. May I approach the bench?
505
00:21:04,867 --> 00:21:06,567
- Thank you, Byrd.
- Oh. There you are.
506
00:21:06,633 --> 00:21:07,834
- Here.
- Right.
507
00:21:07,900 --> 00:21:08,967
Thank you.
508
00:21:14,533 --> 00:21:19,200
Thank you. I am satisfied
that that insurer was wrong.
509
00:21:19,266 --> 00:21:20,333
- [Byrd] Here you go.
- Thank you.
510
00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:21,433
[Judge Levy] Okay.
511
00:21:21,500 --> 00:21:24,767
Ms. Jeffries, we understand
why you did what you did
512
00:21:24,834 --> 00:21:26,900
and why you made the demands that you did.
513
00:21:26,967 --> 00:21:30,266
People who aren't involved in the law
might think that it's appropriate,
514
00:21:30,333 --> 00:21:33,266
when you get into a little fender bender
with this type of damage,
515
00:21:33,333 --> 00:21:35,500
that you would get reimbursement
516
00:21:35,567 --> 00:21:38,100
for the trips that you make to court
to file the small claims action
517
00:21:38,166 --> 00:21:41,533
and things of that nature
or the 60 something cents a mile.
518
00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:44,066
It's not what small claims court
is designed for.
519
00:21:44,133 --> 00:21:47,600
Small claims court is to decide
whether or not they're liable
520
00:21:47,667 --> 00:21:50,500
for any damage
that they caused as a result
521
00:21:50,567 --> 00:21:52,867
of their negligence,
and you most certainly were negligent.
522
00:21:52,934 --> 00:21:56,166
Having said that,
one thing that we did agree on
523
00:21:56,233 --> 00:22:01,233
is that you are entitled 100% to the money
that it will cost you to fix that car.
524
00:22:01,300 --> 00:22:06,467
You gave us the estimate for $2,322.25.
525
00:22:06,533 --> 00:22:08,400
It's the unanimous verdict of the court
526
00:22:08,467 --> 00:22:13,300
that you, ma'am, are entitled
to just that, $2,322.25.
527
00:22:13,367 --> 00:22:15,100
{\an8}- Thank you both.
- [gavel bangs]
528
00:22:15,166 --> 00:22:17,467
{\an8}[Cassandra] This case has concluded.
All parties are excused.
529
00:22:17,533 --> 00:22:21,667
{\an8}[theme music plays]
530
00:22:21,734 --> 00:22:23,567
{\an8}I think some things were misunderstood,
531
00:22:23,633 --> 00:22:27,700
{\an8}but--just 'cause Brendan was nervous
and couldn't really speak ...
532
00:22:29,734 --> 00:22:30,734
{\an8}... Up.
533
00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:31,967
{\an8}He seems--
534
00:22:32,033 --> 00:22:33,500
{\an8}- he seems like a nice enough kid.
- Yeah.
535
00:22:33,567 --> 00:22:35,367
{\an8}She was posting false things
536
00:22:35,433 --> 00:22:38,800
{\an8}and when I called her out on it,
she had no idea who I was.
537
00:22:38,867 --> 00:22:41,000
{\an8}Yes. I didn't mention names.
538
00:22:41,066 --> 00:22:43,633
{\an8}I didn't mention who it was,
what happened, where it happened.
539
00:22:43,700 --> 00:22:47,100
{\an8}No one would have known
had she not gotten upset
540
00:22:47,166 --> 00:22:49,333
{\an8}and started putting out
personal information.
541
00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:52,066
{\an8}Uh, it's whatever at the end of the day.
542
00:22:52,133 --> 00:22:55,467
{\an8}I'm still out a lot of money,
and it isn't fair.
543
00:22:55,533 --> 00:23:00,300
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