>> Judge Judy: Ms. Storey,
the defendant was your boyfriend
for a period of time.
You lived with him in his house.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: From when
to when?
>> From, uh, June 8th of 2015
to the first week
in December, when I moved out,
so about 6 months.
>> Judge Judy: Prior to moving
in with him, where did you live?
>> In my own home,
which I still own.
My husband and I were separated,
living under the same roof.
And it was just a lot of stress.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And where did you
go after you left him?
>> I got my own apartment.
>> Judge Judy: Who do you
work for?
>> I did work for ICIS.
But right now I'm about
to go back to Emory.
>> Judge Judy: What kind of work
do you do?
>> A nurse.
>> Judge Judy: You get paid
by check?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You put in
a checking account?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And is that
how you pay your bills?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Could you explain
to me why,
when you claim at some point
while you were living
with Mr. Crutcher,
he lost his income
for a period of time,
you claim you gave him
$5,000 as a loan?
Could you explain to me
why you used cashier's checks,
rather than checks
from your own bank?
>> Well, I just thought
it would be a better record
of keeping account.
>> Judge Judy: You thought
it would be a better record?
Show me the better record.
>> Well, for the cashier's
account,
I just thought it would be
a better record.
>> Judge Judy: Show me the...
Well, in a bank account,
you get a statement.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You get
a statement.
>> They're all here.
>> Judge Judy: No.
Not only do you get a statement
but you get a copy of the check
that's endorsed.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And so you have
proof that
not only did you pay the check
but that the defendant
cashed the check.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: So that's a lot
of paperwork.
All I want to see, you said you
gave him three cashier's checks
for $5,000.
>> No, they added up to that.
There was two for $1,500
and one for $2,000
and then a personal check.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
So, I have a personal check...
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: ...for $500.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And then I
have -- which is smart,
because then he endorsed it,
then I believe it -- $500.
Then I see a Wells Fargo,
and this is Wells Fargo,
so your account.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Then you
transferred
at a totally different time --
once in June
and once in October --
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: ...you wired
$1,500 into his account.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And then...
No, this isn't a wire.
>> No, they're cashier's checks
that I got out of my bank
account so I could keep record
of the loan, because he was
supposed to be getting
retirement money.
And he said, as soon
as he got the retirement money,
he would pay me back the money
that I let him borrow.
>> Judge Judy: These are all
different times.
>> Yes, ma'am,
because the first month --
and I lived with him in June --
he said he needed a certain
amount to pay his mortgage
because he was gonna lose his
home.
>> Judge Judy: Well,
you left your house.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you were
working at the time.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And you were
earning money.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And now you're
in your own apartment.
So I assume you're paying rent.
Were you paying him any rent?
Did you have
discussions about rent?
>> No. He begged me to come live
with him.
He said he would take care of me
because I was trying
to get out of a messy divorce.
>> Judge Judy: That's okay.
But didn't you have
any conversation
about contribution to the house?
>> Well, yeah.
I paid for all the groceries.
I paid for oil changes
on his car and truck, uh,
bought a new A.C. because he
didn't have A.C. in his house.
I bought furniture.
>> Judge Judy: You left
the air-conditioning?
>> Yes. He still has
the air conditioner.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
How much did you pay
for the air conditioner?
>> Like $395.
>> Judge Judy: You still have
the air conditioner?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
She didn't want to take it.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
And furniture?
What kind of furniture?
>> I bought him a recliner
because he said his back hurt.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And you still have the recliner.
>> She can have it.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
>> I don't want it.
>> Judge Judy: You have it?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You have it?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Great.
What kind of work do you do?
>> Truck driver.
>> Judge Judy: Okay. Was there a
time when you were out of work?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: When was that,
from when to when?
>> Around June, July,
August of last year.
>> Judge Judy: Until what date
did you go back to work?
>> Sometime in September.
>> Judge Judy: And were you
getting any disability at that
time?
>> No, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: How did you
expect to pay your mortgage?
>> At the time,
I couldn't hardly think about
how to get to the restroom,
much less all the other things
that was going on in my life.
>> Judge Judy: Well, tell me
about how she put this money
into your account, sir, so that
you were able to pay your
mortgage -- thousands of
dollars.
>> She moved in...in April,
prior to her going into rehab.
>> Judge Judy: Yes.
>> I helped her through that.
>> Judge Judy: What helped her?
That doesn't tell me anything.
>> Supported her, um...
>> Judge Judy: Financially?
>> Financially.
I gave her a place to live.
>> Judge Judy:
No, just a second.
Financially, you gave her
a place to live in April.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
And then, um, in May, uh, 8th,
I believe it was,
she went into rehab.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, so that for
a short period of time.
>> Right.
And she was there for a month.
>> Judge Judy: So, in June --
now we're talking about June.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So, now in June,
you're no longer working.
>> You know, he just quit.
>> Judge Judy: Shh, shh.
You're no longer working.
>> I believe that's around
the time
I got out of work, yes, ma'am.
And it was health problems.
>> Judge Judy: Fine.