>> Judge Judy: Mr. Myerson,
do you own or rent this house?
>> I own the house.
>> Judge Judy: And, according
to you, it has six bedrooms,
some of which you rent.
>> That's right.
>> Judge Judy: When did
the defendant move into one
of the rooms?
>> October 2014.
>> Judge Judy: When did she move
out?
>> Approximately July 2, 2015.
>> Judge Judy: According to you,
and according to your complaint,
during the time that she was
there, you loaned her a lot
of money for a lot of different
things.
The aggregate --
Oh, my God -- is $5,000.
She moved in in October of 2014.
Had you ever met her before
she moved in?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: When was the
first time that you advanced
her any money?
>> She was arrested for D.W.I.
approximately May 20th.
That was the first time that I
had given her any money.
>> Judge Judy: May 20th of 2014?
>> 2015.
>> Judge Judy: And so she was
arrested for D.W.I., and?
>> And she called me from jail.
She said that she needed to be
bailed out.
At first, I balked.
I didn't want to give her any
money, but she was crying,
carrying on, literally begging
me to get her out of there.
She hated being in jail.
She told me that she would
give me the money back, pay it
back as soon as possible.
She said if I didn't help her,
nobody else would.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And how much was her bail?
>> $2,000.
>> Judge Judy: Was that
the first time that any money
was advanced to you,
Miss Kerns?
>> No, Ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: When was the
first time that Mr. Myerson
advanced you any money?
>> I moved in in October 2014.
I was there a month, and he
immediately started bugging me
about my vehicle, telling me
it was a deathtrap.
I was doing --
>> Judge Judy: I don't want you
to read from anything.
I want you to give that to Byrd.
>> Okay.
Yes, Ma'am.
And he immediately began bugging
me about my 2004 Dodge Neon.
He was telling me it was
a deathtrap.
He kept asking me if there was
somebody that could buy me a car
or would.
I told him no.
I am 29 years old.
I cannot go to mommy and daddy
to buy me a car.
I was on my way home one day.
He called me and said, "I went
to the bank, and I got a $20,000
loan.
Let's go get you a car."
I did not ask him to do that.
I was fine with my vehicle.
He told me that he would include
it in the $550 rent --
it was all bills paid --
the $350, and I would pay $400
for the insurance.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
He would include it in your
rent...
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: ...or add an
amount onto your rent?
>> Include it in the rent.
>> Judge Judy: Of $550?
>> Of $550, and $350 would go
towards the vehicle.
This is after a month of me
living there.
>> Judge Judy: Is that correct?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Tell me about
the car.
>> At that time in January,
it's true, very true that
I told her that the car
was a deathtrap.
It was.
So I told her that with my
credit, I could get a car for
nothing down at a very low
interest rate, and I would also
deduct the payment from her rent
because I'm still clearing $200
a month.
I'm doing fine financially.
I didn't need that money.
It was just I got space,
I wanted to do it.
>> Judge Judy: And you liked
her.
>> I thought she was a good
tenant.
She paid on time, she was quiet.
>> Judge Judy: Well, if she was
a good tenant, then you say,
"Thank you for being a good
tenant."
[ Light laughter ]
>> Exactly.
>> Judge Judy: I mean, if you're
a bad tenant, you throw them
out.
If you're a good tenant,
you renew their lease.
>> I did not like her in that
sense.
I said she was a good tenant,
and --
>> Judge Judy: Between October
and January, did you and
Miss Kerns ever share a meal
together?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Is that correct?
>> Absolutely.
>> I barely ever saw her.
>> Judge Judy: Is that correct?
>> That is correct.
>> I barely saw her.
She was not home.
She kept to herself when she was
home.
She sometimes would have
a boyfriend come over for five
days, let's say, and I'd never
see her.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So this was an act of goodwill.
>> Absolutely.
I felt sorry for her.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, fine.
Let's deal with, then, the car
first.
So, you purchased a car --
You purchased a car.
The car was in whose name?
>> In his name.
>> Judge Judy: Is that correct?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you said that
she could use it.
It wasn't in her name with you
as a lienholder.
It was in your name.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So you had a car.
The car's insurance was paid,
and I assume that Miss Kerns
was a listed driver on your
insurance.
>> That's true.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Well,
Mr. Myerson, let me tell you
this.
I don't know what you do for
a living, and you look like and
sound like a relatively
intelligent man.
What you've just done is
substantially complicated your
life, your credit, and your
liability for, according to you,
someone that you know for two
months, who's renting a room
from you.
>> That's true.
But, Your Honor, I can explain
this.
>> Judge Judy: What?
>> I can explain this,