Now, your mother did send you
some money?
>> She did.
>> Judge Judy: And tell me why
you think that you shouldn't pay
her back.
>> Because, Your Honor, when I
was going through the situation
when my car was repossessed, my
mother later accused me of using
her, but I didn't.
I did not want my mother to know
that I was struggling, that I
was in between jobs, I was
temping.
While she was here, all I wanted
to do was build a relationship
with her, spend time with my
family.
I wanted to get closer to her.
When my car was repossessed, it
actually happened at my house
when we were leaving in the
morning, so she happened to be
there at the time.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have
known.
She wouldn't have known that my
car had been repossessed before.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
I want to know how it came about
that she sent you money.
>> She sent it to me,
Your Honor, because she agreed
to help me out with
transportation since I had just
started a new job.
Since my car was repossessed and
I didn't have enough --
>> Judge Judy: Did you ask her
for a loan?
>> No, I didn't ask.
She offered to help me.
She said I was working really
hard to try to take care of my
daughter.
I'm a single mom.
My little girl at the time had
just turned 5.
And I was just trying to make
ends meet.
I lived on my own.
I had an apartment.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
I -- That's the story.
So, what your statement is --
that your mom was trying to help
you.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: Ms. Frese, I want
to see the first communication
after January of 2016 between
you and your daughter regarding
this money.
Just the first one.
>> I have it.
>> Judge Judy: What's the date
on it?
>> My mother left back to
Denmark on January 20th of 2016,
and I was contacting her via
Messenger on Facebook because at
the time I couldn't afford my
phone bill.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Can I see those exchanges?
>> This is through the 22nd...
>> Judge Judy: okay.
>> ...to the 26th.
>> Judge Judy: Good.
No, no. I want to see hers.
Defendant's first, please.
Well, she already has
indicated -- In fairness to your
mom, she already indicated she's
sending the money for the rental
through PayPal 'cause you were
having some trouble getting the
money.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: "That's why I
included it in the contract."
>> I hadn't had a contract at
that time, Your Honor.
My mother was telling me --
>> Judge Judy: Shh.
Just a minute.
Okay, now I would like to take a
look at the plaintiff's e-mails
or messages.
>> These are messages from
Facebook.
I also have them...
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
I just need the dates.
I'd like to see these exchanges.
And what I need is dates, which
I don't see here.
I want to see -- Right now I
don't see anything about a loan
in January of 2016.
I don't see anything about a
loan.
>> I have e-mails from her.
>> Judge Judy: Fine.
This is January 20, 2016.
Okay, well, the first part of
it, on January 27th, says,
"Thank you for helping me.
Really means a lot."
She doesn't like people to know
what's going on with her, but it
was nice of you to help.
And then, on the same date, in
the evening, she evidently got
the -- "I got the contract.
I will try to get this done
before Saturday, but I can't
guarantee it, considering that I
work all day."
So you must have discussed a
contract with your mother.
>> Yes, in between that time.
>> Judge Judy: Hmm?
>> In between the time...
>> Judge Judy: Well, tell me the
conversation that you discussed
with your mother.
>> So, when I spoke with my
mother, we were speaking via
Skype because she's in Denmark.
>> Judge Judy: Just tell me what
was --
>> When we spoke, my mother told
me that she had to loan me the
money because I have to pay her
back 'cause she can't afford it.
That was when I had already
gotten the money.
She said that we...
>> Judge Judy: Well, no, you
hadn't gotten the money yet.
You weren't getting the money
until the 28th.
>> I had the money.
It was sent --
>> Judge Judy: No, no, no.
No, no, no. It was not.
You hadn't gotten the money
until the 28th.
That's what it says in here.
And then you said, "And I'm
gonna have to keep the rental
car."
This was on the 27th.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: This was before
you got the money.
>> The reason why I didn't have
it yet is because PayPal had to
process it.
>> Judge Judy: Doesn't matter.
You didn't have the money...
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: ...on the 27th,
when you got the contract.
>> My mother sent the money to
me.
It was being held by PayPal.
That's the reason why I had to
keep the rental car, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: We're talking
apples and oranges, madame.