you met the defendant,
according to what I read,
it says
in the American Legion Hall.
You didn't tell me when.
When did you meet her?
>> About two years ago.
>> Judge Judy: And you became
friends.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: Where you
dating-friends or just friends?
>> Friends.
>> Judge Judy: Is that right?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Your complaint
alleges a couple of loans
that you made to her...
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: ...and also some
unauthorized credit-card
purchases.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: The defendant
says that you did in fact pay
for certain things
but the things
that you paid for were gifts.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So, first, tell me,
when was the first loan and
for what, Mr. Vincent?
>> I sold my house in '15,
and I needed to get
a business going.
So I helped her open a business.
>> Judge Judy: You needed to get
whose --
>> I wanted to make a business
so I can keep my money.
You know what I mean?
>> Judge Judy: Make it work.
>> Make it work. Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: So what did you
do?
>> So I started a business.
I helped her start a business.
>> Judge Judy: What did you
decide to help her start a
business for if you needed
to put your money to work?
>> I wanted to help her because
she did work at her own house,
and then I wanted to help her
to open another business
somewhere else.
>> Judge Judy: What kind of
business?
>> It's eyelashes and tanning.
>> Judge Judy: So you helped
her.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: And how did you
help her?
>> I gave her money to buy
what she needed for equipment.
>> Judge Judy: Good.
>> And I was hoping it was like
a business loan.
>> Judge Judy: Well, there's
nothing like a business loan,
Mr. Vincent.
>> It was a business loan. Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: Well, if it's a
business loan, then you
memorialize that in a document.
Did you memorialize
it in a document if it was a
business loan?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: So now I want you
to tell me
what the first amount of money
you gave her was
and what it was for.
>> Well, she bought
a tanning booth.
>> Judge Judy: And how much did
you give her?
>> It was like $1,400.
>> Judge Judy: Not "like."
I don't want --
>> It was around $1,400.
>> Judge Judy: And not "around."
We're in a court.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: You have to tell
me what it is exactly that you
gave her.
If this was
a business loan, sir,
it's not "around $1,400."
It's a certain figure
that you can address
and show me where it comes from.
>> No, it was like --
It was $1,400.
But it was just cash.
But I have other receipts
right here.
>> Judge Judy: For what?
>> For $500.
>> Judge Judy: For what?
>> It was a check.
It was a check for the business.
>> That's not true, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: What was the $500
for?
>> It wasn't a loan.
I have proof here.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
I'm asking you.
Did he give you cash?
I didn't say it was a loan
or a gift.
I haven't made a decision yet.
But was it $1,400
that he gave you in cash?
>> Approximately, and charged
equipment off the Internet,
which I have proof.
>> Judge Judy: $1,400?
>> Approximately, yes.
>> Judge Judy: And what about
the $500 check?
>> I don't know what
he's referring to, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to see
the check.
>> She wrote that out.
That's not my handwriting.
>> Judge Judy: Let's see.
It certainly is...
your handwriting.
Want to tell me what this is?
>> Yes.
May I see it, Your Honor?
>> Judge Judy: Sure.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
I do recognize this.
>> Judge Judy: Of course.
Now, what was it for?
>> This was a gift that he gave
to me, and he put "loan"
on there afterwards.
You can see --
>> Judge Judy: No, he didn't
write the word "loan."
He didn't write the word "loan."
Can I have that back, please?
>> Yes.
Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: What else,
Mr. Vincent?
>> Here's another one.
I just sign the checks.
I don't...
She puts her name down
and all the rest of the stuff.
>> He asked me to.
>> Judge Judy: Show her this,
please.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: What was that
for?
>> My granddaughter's preschool,
which he wanted to pay for her
to go to school.
>> Judge Judy: April and June.
And when was the equipment
bought for $1,400?
What months?
>> I don't remember that, 'cause
it was cash.
>> Judge Judy: What months?
>> November.
>> Judge Judy: November of...
>> 2015.
>> Judge Judy: 2015?
>> 2015.
And also purchases took place
from November to December.
>> Judge Judy: Let me ask you a
question.
Why were you taking
all this money from him?
>> I declined to take
the business --
help for business from him.
I told him I didn't want
to take it because --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Don't tell me
why you didn't take it.
I'm asking you...
why you took all this money from
him.
>> He offered to help me,
and I was trying to get
a business going.
I also did things for Troy.
>> Judge Judy: I'm listening.
>> I remodel--
>> Judge Judy: Date and place.
>> November 2015,
when he was getting ready
to sell his mobile home,
I went in and remodeled
for him and painted.
When he sold his home --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
So what do you mean
you remodeled?
What does that mean,
you remodeled?
>> Painted, bought new
curtain rods, drapes, towels --
just made it look --
spruce it up so it would sell.
>> Judge Judy: And on whose
credit card did you charge those
things?
>> It was my cash. I bought --
>> Judge Judy: Show me.
>> I don't have those.
>> Judge Judy: Not interested.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Next.
What else did you do for him?
>> For three weeks,
we packed up his place,
him and I together,
and moved him out
and cleaned the property.
>> Jud