matter of Lauck vs. Hogaboom,
step forward.
>> Announcer: April Lauck is
suing her ex-boyfriend,
Jonathan Hogaboom, for the value
of a van, two iPhones, a TV, and
speakers.
>> Judge Judy: Ms. Lauck, let me
see what your causes of action
are.
You and Mr. Hogaboom were a
couple for how many years?
>> No years, just 8 months.
>> Judge Judy: And during that
time, you did a couple of very
foolish things as a couple.
Were you living together?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: One of the things
that you did was that you
purchased two phones.
He wanted to start some sort of
a business.
You purchased two phones, and
you gave them to him.
As some sort of promotion when
you got the phones, you got back
a gift certificate.
And each gift certificate was
$400.
So, you took that gift
certificate and bought a
television.
What else?
>> A soundbar and subwoofer.
>> Judge Judy: And that was for
the home that you were in.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Who purchased it?
Who went physically to purchase
it?
>> The gift cards, which the
phones are in my name, so I
physically purchased the --
>> Judge Judy: I know the gift
cards are in your name.
Who went to purchase or did --
>> We went together.
>> Judge Judy: And prior to
moving in with the defendant,
did you have a subwoofer?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Did you?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Who wanted a
subwoofer?
Raise your hand.
Both of you.
I wouldn't even know what a
subwoofer was.
>> Byrd: It makes low noises
into the low register.y, so, now
there's a subwoofer in the home
and a big TV.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: That was all from
the purchase of these gift cards
that you got in your name
because you bought him these
phones.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: The next thing
that you're suing him for,
'cause you're not together
anymore, is you had an old car.
He wanted to start some sort of
a business.
You went to a dealership.
You went together, I assume.
>> Yes. It was a private owner.
>> Judge Judy: And you traded in
your car.
>> I sold my car to a private
owner, and we bought his cargo
van from a private owner, as
well.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, so, you
sold your car for how much?
>> $1,700.
>> Judge Judy: And then you went
and purchased his car.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: For how much?
>> We paid $1,350 for it.
>> Judge Judy: What happened
with the rest of the money?
>> It all was deposited into his
bank.
We used some of it to get the
title and insurance on the cargo
van.
>> Judge Judy: And you began to
drive his truck.
>> His Chrysler Town & Country.
>> Judge Judy: His car.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And all that was
very nice.
You were living together.
You were splitting expenses, I
assume.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Great.
You were splitting expenses, and
everything was fine.
Then you broke up.
He took back his car, and he
took back the TV and the
subwoofer.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: And you want the
money that was used as a down
payment or actually to purchase
his whole car, and you want the
TV and the subwoofer back.
>> And the money for the phones,
yes.
>> Judge Judy: Well, first, you
have to tell me, what was the
arrangement for the phones?
You're living together.
>> We had a verbal agreement --
>> Judge Judy: No, no, verbal
agreement.
Just tell me "what I said to
him, what he said to me."
>> When we got the phones, he --
>> Judge Judy: How did you get
the phones?
>> We went to Best Buy Mobile,
and we were looking at the
different plans, different
people.
We were thinking of switching
carriers.
We had Sprint prior.
>> Judge Judy: Well, you said
"we" had Sprint, and you had
your phone, and he had his.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So, he had a
phone.
>> We already had phones, yes.
>> Judge Judy: Yes. And?
>> And we switched to AT&T
because they were offering a
payoff to Sprint, plus new
phones out of the deal.
So, he got two iPhones.
They were supposed to be buy
one, get one free, but the
payoff doesn't happen until you
pay one completely off.
So, he has a balance still on
both those phones.
>> Judge Judy: Who's paying the
balance?
>> We both had been, but
primarily me.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care,
primarily you.
I'm talking about now.
Is there a balance on that
iPhone?
>> There is a balance on the
phone I have been paying, yeah.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And who has the phone?
>> He has possession.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
You have the iPhone?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Did you pay for
it?
I just paid a major portion of
last month's bill on Friday.
>> Judge Judy: How much?
>> $150.
>> Judge Judy: What's left on
it?
>> I'm not sure.
The account is in her name, but
I don't have access to that
information.
>> Judge Judy: How much is left
on it?
>> $386 -- I have it in my
paperwork.
>> Judge Judy: $386.
He says he paid $150.
Does that include the $150 he
paid last Friday?
>> The monthly payment for the
phone itself is only, like, $17.
So, he has not paid off the
balance on the phone.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
We're not talking about the
phone bill.
We're talking about the phone
itself.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: You have no
evidence there in front of you.
She's gonna show me that there's
$356 left on the phone that you
have, a balance.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Show me.
You would therefore agree, sir,
that you owe the balance for
your phone.
>> I would agree with that, yes.
>> Judge J