You sold a bike to him, and he
agreed to make payments on the
bike.
So far, is that correct?
Stop shaking your head.
You can sit down.
You're his mother.
You agreed to make payments on
the bike.
>> Yes, I did.
>> Judge Judy: How much did you
purchase the bike for?
>> It was going to be $2,000 by
the time I was done making
payments to him.
>> Judge Judy: On what date did
you agree to purchase the bike?
>> It was the day after
Thanksgiving in 2015.
>> Judge Judy: Do you remember
the date?
>> November 26th.
>> Judge Judy: And the purchase
was made at your house?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And when were you
supposed to make your first
payment?
>> The next week.
>> Judge Judy: And as a result
of this arrangement, did you
take possession of the bike?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And where did you
take it?
>> Home to my house.
>> Judge Judy: So far, are we
all in agreement?
>> As well with the bike, he
also took my helmet, chest
protector, and gloves, which I
have not received
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So, you took your bike to the
house.
Now it's your bike.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And then what
happened?
>> Well, when I got home, my mom
kind of says, "Hey, what are you
thinking?
You just had a newborn son.
You don't need a street bike."
And I kicked it around a little
bit and I called Steven
immediately and I said, "You
know, it really isn't a good
idea for me to keep this.
I got it, you know, I was
excited, and I wanted the bike.
And basically, I made a
mistake."
So I told him that I wanted to
return it.
I was going to return it that
weekend.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So, you were going to return it,
but you didn't return it that
weekend.
>> I didn't, no.
>> Judge Judy: You did not.
You kept it in your house.
>> Yes, for one more week.
>> Judge Judy: Keep going. And?
>> The day that I was going to
return the bike, me and
Mr. Stultz -- we went to Denny's
for breakfast.
On our way home from Denny's, I
got pulled over for no
registration on the bike, and
the police impounded it.
He was following me, actually,
on our way home.
That was the day that I was
supposed to return the bike to
Steven, and the bike got
impounded.
>> Judge Judy: No, that's the
day you decided to return the
bike to Steven.
If you decided on November 26th
that you didn't want the bike,
you should have returned it on
November 26th.
>> I stayed in contact with him
the whole --
>> Judge Judy: That doesn't --
I don't care whether you stayed
in contact with him.
I don't care whether you slept
under his bed.
If you decided you didn't want
the bike on November 26th, you
should have returned it on
November 26th, if he would have
agreed, because by the time you
took the bike home and had a
discussion with your mother,
that contract was completed.
>> There was no written
contract.
>> Judge Judy: There doesn't
have to be a written contract,
sir.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: You made an
arrangement with him to purchase
a piece of property -- not real
property, personal to you, which
doesn't have to be in writing.
And you took possession -- Stop
playing with the papers.
It distracts me.
>> Sorry.
>> Judge Judy: And you took
possession of the property.
>> He wasn't --
>> Judge Judy: So, you exercised
dominion and control over the
property that you just
purchased.
So, there doesn't have to be a
written contract.
If there was a written contract
for everything, I'd be out of
business.
>> I also found out, though,
that it was not his bike.
It wasn't registered to him.
It wasn't even his bike.
>> Judge Judy: Show me.
>> There's -- He was --
>> Judge Judy: Show me.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Show me.
If what you're saying is that he
didn't have the authority to
sell the bike because he wasn't
the registered owner, I'm
willing to see anything that you
have.
>> I don't have anything, but he
wasn't the registered owner.
>> Judge Judy: Well, that's
supposed to be something that
you can prove.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: But that's really
not your defense.
to this whole thing is that you
had a discussion with your
mother, you changed your mind.
Instead of returning the bike
right away when you changed your
mind, which he had agreed to
accept it back, you kept it in
your house for over a week.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> And you probably used it
because you rode the bike to
Denny's.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So, you exercised
dominion and control, and you
used it.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you hadn't
paid anything.
And when you used it, the bike
was impounded because it hadn't
been registered...
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: ...by you!
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
You have the bike now?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you're going
to sell it.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So, the bike
wasn't damaged in any way.
No.
So it's the impound fees we're
talking about, correct?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: And how much were
the impound fees?
>> The impound fee was $800
plus --
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to see
it.
>> Okay.
And also on the next page, and
that was to release the hold
from the police station.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Now, what happened with the
helmet, the gloves, and the
chest protector?
>> I'm not sure.
I thought that they had got
them.
I left Wayne a message.
I told him to come and pick them
up from my roommate.
As far as I knew, he got them.
>> Judge Judy: You know, it
sounds to me -- it sounds to
me -- What is your last name?
>> Pettit.
>> Judge Judy: Mr. Pettit, it
sounds to me like you are a
totally irresponsible young man.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: I'm gonna tell
you why.
You take the bike to your
mother's house to show her the
bike, you have his property, and
you didn't return the bike on
time when you changed your mind.
You returned it a week later
after you drove it.
And then the helmet, the gloves,
and the chest protector -- you
tell him to, "Go pick it up from
my roommate," instead of you
taking it to his house.
That, to me, is irresponsible.
>> They were texting me,
threatening me and stuff.
I wasn't gonna go bring it to
them.
>> Judge Judy: Take it to a
police station.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Judgment for the
plaintiff in the amount of
$1,229.
We're done.
>> Byrd: Parti