that the other is responsible
for an automobile accident
that occurred
in April of this year.
Is that correct?
>> Correct.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Were you driving
your own car?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy:
Were you driving your own car?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy:
Was your car insured?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy:
Was your car insured?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy:
That's why we're here.
>> Yes, ma'am, but the accident
was my fault.
So...
>> Judge Judy:
Well, if you had insurance,
the insurance company would have
dealt with that.
>> Clear. Judy: Is your car
insured now?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Were you given
a ticket
for not having insurance?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Why not?
Don't police ask regularly
for license,
registration and insurance?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Yes, ma'am.
They do.
On the police report, he stated
that he had Nationwide.
>> Judge Judy: May I see it,
please?
You told the insurance company
you had Nationwide Insurance.
>> No, ma'am.
I've been with USAA
since 17 years, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: So they made
this up when they said,
"Insurance company, Nationwide."
What kind of car
were you driving?
>> I had a 2013 Nissan Rogue.
>> Judge Judy: And you, sir?
>> 2003 Infiniti.
>> Judge Judy:
Where were you going?
>> Actually, ma'am,
I was going toward a lounge.
>> Judge Judy: What time?
>> I think about 10:30, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Why don't you
go over to the...
Ms. McIntosh, and show me
where your car was
and how you were traveling?
>> This is La Vista
and North Druid Hills Road.
I'm this car.
I was coming down
North Druid Hills.
The light was green,
so as I was coming upon
the intersection,
I seen him turning, and I said,
"He's not going to make it,"
and I just braced for impact,
and that's when we collided.
>> Judge Judy:
What kind of road is this?
>> It's a regular
four-section intersection.
>> Judge Judy:
How fast were you going?
>> About 40, 45.
>> Excessive.
>> Judge Judy:
You can step back.
Your story is that
you had a green arrow.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Police didn't do
any other report?
>> There was an independent
witness
that was on the side
that spoke up
and came forward and said...
>> Judge Judy: Didn't they...
just...Can't tell me
what the witness said.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Did you get
the name of the witness?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy:
What's the name of the witness?
>> [bleep] Denim.
>> Judge Judy:
Do you have her information?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy:
I'd like to have it.
>> It's on the police report,
third page.
>> Judge Judy: So let's see
if I can reach Ms. Denim.
If not, it's not going to
go well for you, sir, because
you don't have insurance.
You understand that, correct?
>> I have a witness.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care.
>> Oh.
>> Judge Judy:
Is this [bleep] Denim?
This is Judge Judy Sheindlin.
Good morning.
I'm calling you because I'm in
the middle of trying a case
involving an automobile accident
that happened
on April 3rd of this year,
and you were a witness
to that accident.
Could you tell me
where you were standing?
So you were driving.
Okay.
Can you tell me whether the
woman who was traveling
straight had the green light
or whether the man who was
making a left turn
had a green arrow?
And you were in the turn lane?
You have made my day
so much easier, Ms. Denim, and I
thank you very much for being
so articulate and clear.
Thank you.
Bye-bye now.
was driving in the car with you,
who was going to testify
on your behalf as a witness,
I'm not interested in because
if you think that I think
or that any normal person
would think
that you would bring a witness
who was with you in the car
to testify
that she was in the right,
why do I have to waste my 3
minutes
asking him a question
when I have a perfectly
independent witness --
who doesn't know either of you
from a hole in the wall --
said that she was
in the turn lane
waiting to make a left turn.
Your car was behind her.
The plaintiff had a green light,
so there were green lights
going in both directions.
She was waiting because
she saw the plaintiff's
car coming straight.
There is no green arrow there.
You got impatient
and went around her
and cut her off
to make the left turn.
That's why she stopped,
and that's why she gave
the police her name --
because you went around her car,
cut her off.
She was making a left turn,
and there was no green arrow.
How much was the damage
to your car?
>> Ma'am, it was totaled.
I have the insurance company
and what they paid out to...
>> Judge Judy: Judgment for the
plaintiff in the amount
of $5,000.
We're done.
Thank you.