>> Judge Judy:
I got a zhuh-zhuh in my head
trying to figure out this case,
so I'm going to try to make it
as simple as I can for myself.
Two, three years ago or more,
your sister...
Raise your hand, sister.
Sister wanted a car.
She had bad credit.
You had better credit,
so bought a very expensive car.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy:
And the car was in your name.
Your sister was supposed
to make the payments on the car.
>> She was supposed to get
the car in her name.
>> Judge Judy: Listen.
If she couldn't get a loan
because her credit was bad,
what made you think that once
you bought the car in your name,
she could get credit?
What made you think that?
>> It would take time
for her to repair her credit.
>> Judge Judy: Right.
How old are you?
>> Twenty-five.
>> Judge Judy: Twenty-five.
You destroyed your credit
when you were 22 years old?
>> When I was 18.
>> Judge Judy:
How did that happen?
What did you do
when you were 18?
>> Stupid mistakes.
>> Judge Judy: That ain't right.
So you don't know how long it
takes her to repair her credit.
That's if she acts normally,
so during that time,
she was supposed to make
the car payments.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Not "Uh-huh."
It was either a "Yes" or a "No."
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Right,
and she made the car payments,
but she wasn't getting the car
put in her name?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So,
at some point, you said to her,
"You have to double up
the car payments"?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy:
Never told her to double up?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy:
Which one did you tell
to double up the car payments?
>> I never told them.
Christina offered to pay
double payments.
>> Judge Judy:
That would be you.
You're her friend?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Anyway, at some point,
your sister
gave you back the car.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: She said,
"I can't pay this anymore,"
so now you know why
she had miserable credit.
>> She didn't want it anymore.
>> Judge Judy: Shh!
Now, you know why she had
miserable credit.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: So you bought it
in November of 2000...
>> '14, November 9th.
>> Judge Judy: '14, and when
did she return it to you?
>> Six months later.
>> Judge Judy: Month?
>> May.
>> Judge Judy: May of 2015?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you had it
for how long?
>> Two months.
>> Judge Judy:
And then her friend --
that would be you...
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: ...said "Ah,
how about me?
I'll take the car."
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy:
"And I'll make the payments."
And was she also supposed
to get it put in her name?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Yes.
So she took the car in July...
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: ...2015.
How long did you have the car?
>> I actually took
over the payments in May,
and I was driving the car
for about a year.
>> Judge Judy: One year?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And then
what happened?
>> Well, we were going through
the process
of getting a loan for me.
>> Judge Judy: Who is "we"?
>> Me and Alyssa.
In February of 2016,
we went to her bank,
where the car was, had the loan,
and they denied me the loan,
so I went to my bank,
and they approved me
for the Blue Book value,
which was about $13,000,
and the current loan
still had 17,000,
so I was working on coming up
with $4,000 to achieve the car.
>> Judge Judy: And?
>> And she would not allow me
enough time
to come up with that money.
I had about 2,000 at the time,
and I just didn't have the time
to come up
with the rest of the money.
>> Judge Judy: What month
are we talking about now?
>> In May of 2016.
>> Judge Judy: That's May 2016,
you gave the car back to her?
>> Yes, on the 17th.
>> Judge Judy: And you started
paying
for the car yourself again?
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: And then,
what happened?
>> Then, I went to Virginia
for a few months.
>> Judge Judy:
And who paid for the car?
>> I was paying for it
the whole time while I was gone.
>> Judge Judy:
And where was the car?
>> Parked outside my mom's
house.
>> Judge Judy:
Where does your sister live?
>> I don't know.
>> Everett, Washington.
>> Judge Judy: Where does
your mother live?
>> My mother lives in Tulalip.
>> Judge Judy:
So the car was parked at your
mother's house for a few months.
>> With a "for sale" sign
because I was trying to sell it.
>> Judge Judy:
But nobody wanted it.
>> I'm not surprised.
>> Judge Judy: And then?
>> Then I came back,
still paying for it
for a couple of months,
and then fast forward
to Domi and I having a...
>> Judge Judy: Sister.
>> ...sister having
a conversation about her
wanting to take ownership of
the vehicle again, promising...
>> Of the car.
>> ...Promising that she was
going to pay it off this time.
I was very reserved.
I have text messages
even explaining to her
that I was reserved
to begin with because
of her being dishonest about it.
Still gave it to her anyways.
>> Judge Judy: In what month?
>> I want to say November.
>> Judge Judy: November of 2016?
>> Yes.
>>