- You say that you and Ms. Taylor were neighbors?
- That's right.
- [Judge Judy] And, that you used to babysit for her kids.
- That's right.
- And give 'em breakfast in the morning?
- Yes. - Get 'em off to school?
- Especially the little one.
- And that at some point, Ms. Taylor came to you
and said she needed $500 for a car or something.
- That's right.
- That is not true.
- It is right.
- Did she give you the money?
- She gave me five $100 bills,
but it was a gift from my understanding.
- It was a loan. - Well, let's see
why you say it was a gift in a minute.
You gave her the $500 and she didn't give it back.
So you're suing her for that $500
and for an additional a hundred dollars
for babysitting the kids.
- Right.
- Okay. - Right.
- Now tell me about why you say that this was a gift.
- It was a gift because she came into some money
because her family passed away.
- How'd you know about that?
- She told me.
She walked over to my house
and she told me that her family passed away
and she was gonna do some things to her house
and so on and so forth.
- And then you said to her-
- And then, my car was not working,
so she walked over to my house and gave me five $100 bills.
She says, I'll give you five $100 bills
if you promise me that you'll get
another car or get yours fixed.
- That's not true. - And if it was a loan,
why wasn't there a note sign, a promissory note signed?
- You told her that you would come into some money?
- Yes, ma'am, she knew that.
- How much after that was this $500 exchanged?
- Probably two or three days after that.
- Well, tell me how it came about.
- Okay.
I loaned her the money, to get this car
she was gonna get, so she could get her a job,
'cause she was on welfare.
I helped her on the, I taken her to the stores all time.
And- - Were you good friends?
- Yes ma'am. - And I also took your
blood pressure. - I thought we
was the best of friends. - I also took
her blood pressure, - Yes.
- when she called me up in the middle of the night,
I came over and helped her. - Yes.
- And she's the biggest person that complaining
that she always hurting and this and this and that.
And she called me anytime of the day.
I'd drop what I'm during and go over
and take and help her out.
And then all of a sudden I move.
- Did she- - And then all of a sudden,
this is a loan, instead of money given.
Because she's upset because she had no family.
And I was the only one that was there
for her. - I have
completely family there.
All my brothers and sisters were there.
And my nieces and nephews. - Yes, and they
never came over to see you.
- Yes they did. - And I was the only one
that was there for you.
- Did she help you out?
- Yes, I sure did. - She, sometimes-
- I signed papers for her.
- I'm not denying that.
Sometimes she would come over,
and you would take me to the store
if I needed to go to the store, yes.
- You came over to the house. - Because I thought
that I was your friend and you was my friend,
'cause you had no one else.
- We was friends,
- Okay then. - I thought.
- Okay, yes. You thought.
Until I moved away, and then all of a sudden,
you wanted your money back, it was a loan.
- I asked her, she called me on a Saturday morning
and asked me to loan her some flour to fix some gravy with.
I said okay. - And what did you
come over to my house and ask me?
- You're interrupting her, Ms. Taylor.
- Excuse me?
- You're interrupting her.
- Because I can't, because she's sitting up here
and she's not telling the truth.
- I am telling the truth.
This child right here came over
while I was still on the telephone to her.
I gave her the flour, and I asked her,
I said, while I got you on the phone,
I want you to start paying me.
I said, you're getting $14 an hour.
I said, this has been going on three or four months.
I said, I've asked you four times for the money.
You can start paying me a hundred dollars a week
anyway, 'till you get it paid.
- Were you working at that time?
- Yes ma'am. - At the time,
I had just started my job.
Yes I was working.
- Three or four months.
- And I'm not denying that.
But it was not a loan.
- It was a loan. - It was money
that was given to me,
and that's the whole point. - No.
- Why would she give you,-
- Because she was being- - My question is,
listen!
You're not a mind reader.
Could I finish my question?
- Go on.
- Why would she give you $500?
Now I could understand that you were good friends.
She used to take you shopping.
She sometimes minded your kids.
You went over and took her blood pressure.
I mean, there was, it sounds to me
like there was sort of an accommodation
of taking care of each other's little problems.
- Right. - Is that true?
- That's right. - Yes, that was true.
- So why would she give you $500?
- I did not. - Because I was having,
excuse me, you're interrupting me.
Because I was having a hard time in life
and she got sick and she says, I'm sick and tired
of looking at you driving those rattle trap cars.
And that's what she told me.
She said, because I don't wanna see you
broke down anywhere, so I'm giving you this.
I said, yes, God would bless you for that.
- I went out several times-
- And then all of a sudden, wait a minute,
let me finish my story, then all of a sudden
it's a loan because I moved away.
All of a sudden, she says are you gonna come back
and visit me after you move?
- I didn't know she was gonna move.
- Yes, I didn't tell you.
So therefore you got mad
and you wanted your money back.
- Well hold on.
You say she didn't know that you were moving?
- She knew that I was moving.
- No, no, no. - Then why did she say
are you coming back to visit me?
- I didn't. - And I told her yes.
Oh yes you did, Doris.
- No I didn't.
- I need a tape recorder.
I should have taped recorded your voice,
- I didn't. - I should've.
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