the car?
>> Mine.
>> Judge Judy: Was his name on
the title?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Did he have
another car?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: So, that the two
of you used this car?
>> Yes, ma'am.
We used it together.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
There was an accident, and the
accident
was well over a year ago.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: He was driving
the car.
>> He was.
>> Judge Judy: You were a
passenger in the car.
>> I was not.
>> Judge Judy: You were a
passenger in the car.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: The car was in an
accident, and, according to you,
it was totaled.
>> Yes, ma'am.
It was totaled.
>> Judge Judy: No, you don't
have to tell me.
It was, according to you,
it was totaled.
I'll ask for the information
if I need it.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And he was
driving the car
with your permission?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Your vehicle.
I assume that you had insurance
on the car.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And the insurance
paid for most of the car,
but there was an overage --
$3,500.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And the police
were called
to the scene of this accident.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And the accident
was determined not to be his
fault.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: It was the fault
of a hit-and-run truck.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: So, on what
theory do you
think he's responsible
for paying what you had to pay
for the excess on the car?
On what theory?
He's driving your car
with your permission
that you had insurance on.
The accident was not his fault.
You were in the car with him.
What legal theory do you think
that there is
for him to be responsible?
>> So, basically,
when I got the car,
it was primarily
for him to use for work.
>> Judge Judy: Titled in your
name -- your car.
>> Yes, ma'am.
And then since
he was driving the car,
he did tell me he would pay
for the damages for the car.
>> Judge Judy: No. No.
If he said that, nice.
Then he should pay for it.
It's a hit and run.
It's not his fault.
You were in the car.
He has no responsibility
to pay anything
under those circumstances.
He didn't take the car
without your permission because
you were in the car with him.
You were driving with him.
Okay.
So, let's move on to then
you had a fight.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you were
living in an apartment together
and you moved out.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you moved out
in May of last year?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: When was the
lease up?
>> I think August.
The lease was up in August.
>> Judge Judy: So, we're talking
about June and July.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Rent for June and
July.
Two months.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Did you stay in
the house, Mr. Joseph?
Did you stay in the apartment
after she left?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Did you pay the rent
in June and July?
>> I paid for it for one month
after she moved out.
>> Judge Judy: Which month?
>> I paid for it in June, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: But not in July?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: How come?
>> She understood that --
>> Judge Judy: Don't tell me
what she understood.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You lived in the
apartment in July.
Tell me why
you didn't pay in July.
Now, sometimes when you sign
a lease, you had a lease.
Sometimes the lease is first,
last, and security.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: So, sometimes
people will say,
"I'm going to live off
the last month and not pay
because I don't believe
the landlord's going to give me
back my security deposit."
That's a reason.
But if that's not the case
and if you live there,
you should pay rent, right?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: So, why didn't
you?
>> I could not afford to do so.
I communicated with Ms. Haskel
that the rent was just
too much for me to pay for
and it was her responsibility
to communicate
that to the rental company,
which she did not.
>> Judge Judy: So, then why did
you stay
there if you couldn't afford it?
>> Because I was in between
and I needed a place to stay.
I paid for the month
that I was there
for and I was under the belief
that she would communicate that
to the rental company.
>> Judge Judy: What was the rent
in the apartment?
>> $900, $950.
>> Judge Judy: How much was the
rent?
>> The rent was $950.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
>> For the rent
that he didn't pay,
it came up to $1,600.
>> Judge Judy: What rent didn't
he pay?
>> He didn't pay for June
or July.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have any
proof that you paid for June?
>> I do not, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have any
records from the landlord
indicating that he did not pay
for June and July?
>> I have a letter
from the collection agency
when I did pay it off
because it ended up
going into collections.
So, I did eventually pay it off.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to see
it.
>> So that it wouldn't affect
my credit.
>> Judge Judy: What else do you
think he owes you for?
>> Well, I do think he owes me
for the car.
>> Judge Judy: He doesn't owe
you for the car.
I just told you he doesn't
owe you anything for the car.
>> That's all.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
My question to you is,
if you move into an apartment,
you have to give them
first month's rent in every
single apartment complex,
especially an apartment
that costs $950 a month,
gets security deposit.
What happened
with the security deposit?
>> Well, I didn't have a
security deposit because
I had pretty good credit.
So, I didn't have to pay.
I paid zero moving
into the apartment.
So, I ended up moving out
and he stayed, but he told me
that he would pay the rent.
>> Judge Judy: Did you tell her
that you would pay the rent?
>> I did.
>> Judge Judy: Well, then you
had an agreement with her
because otherwise
you wouldn't owe her any money
because it's her apartment, her
responsibility.
You're a squatter.
She could've just
had you removed.
But you did tell her
that you would pay her back.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And you didn't?
>> As of today, no.
>> Judge Judy: Right.
Judgment for the plaintiff
in the amount of $1,600.78.
Thank you.
>> Byrd: The parties are