in the matter of Hackmann vs.
McBroom, step forward.
>> Announcer: Rande Hackmann
is suing his former neighbor,
Corey McBroom,
for the unpaid balance
of a custom-built
kitchen island.
>> Judge Judy: Mr. Hackmann,
you sold Mr. McBroom
a custom center island
for a kitchen.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You sold it
because you were moving out
of your apartment.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: When was that?
>> September 2013.
>> Judge Judy: And Mr. Broom
was moving into your apartment
or an apartment in the building?
>> An apartment
in the building, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Had you known him
before September of 2013?
>> For a bit, yes. We --
>> Judge Judy: How?
>> Well, the apartment
we lived in -- I was --
worked for the property
for that building.
He was also putting his salon
into the commercial spaces
that were in there.
So we worked together
building out his new
salon space in that building.
>> Judge Judy: You're a builder?
Is that what you are?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So you knew him
from business.
>> A bit, yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So I want to know.
If you're a contractor,
and you helped him
build out his salon --
how were you compensated?
>> I was under the employ
of a different company,
the property management company
at that time.
>> Judge Judy: So it was
the property management
who built his salon?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, great.
Now, you sold him
this center island for how much?
>> $2,000.
>> Judge Judy: So far that
is correct, Mr. McBroom?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Well, you say
it's correct.
You said it's correct that you
purchased a center island
for $2,000.
That's what you said.
So what's incorrect about it?
>> It's incorrect because
the amount was never solid.
We talked about
an amount between $1,800
to his retail value
once the product was finished,
around --
>> The product was finished
when you got it.
>> I believe it was about
$2,500 --
>> Judge Judy: Shh! Shh, shh!
No, no, no, no, no.
>> It was around $2,500
upon it being finished.
>> Judge Judy: "I purchased
the kitchen island for $2,000."
That's the first line
of your answer.
Wanna see it?
>> No, I know --
I -- I believe that.
>> Judge Judy: Show it to him.
Thank you.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Read the first
line of your sworn answer.
>> "I purchased
the kitchen island for $2,000."
>> Judge Judy:
That's what it said.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: So you want to
tell me where you were mistaken?
You were mistaken
in your sworn answer?
Or were you mistaken
in your sworn testimony?
>> There is -- there --
there needed to be
a number put down.
And so there was never a number
that was --
>> Judge Judy: No, I'm just
asking you --
I asked you a question.
Stop double-talking me.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: I know that
you -- where do you come from,
Missouri?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Have you ever
been to California before?
>> I have.
>> Judge Judy: You have.
And you liked it here.
>> It's good.
>> Judge Judy: And you thought
it would be a nice thing
to come back again
and to do this little program.
>> I suppose.
>> Judge Judy: You suppose.
>> It's good.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So now, there's a price
that comes with that
for your free trip
and your hotel room.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: You know
what that price is?
>> Being honest?
>> Judge Judy: Yes.
Because if you're coming here
to play with me,
I'll put you back
on the plane to Missouri.
>> Absolutely.
>> Judge Judy: Do you
understand?
>> Yes, ma'a
>> Judge Judy: So my question
is, were you lying
or not being honest
when you testified a moment ago
or when you
signed the sworn answer?
>> $2,000.
>> Judge Judy: Better.
Now, how much did you
pay him in dollars?
How much did you pay him
in the currency
of the United States
of America in currency?
>> Cash deposits, uh, initially,
when he moved --
>> Judge Judy: Of how much?
>> $300.
>> Judge Judy: And after that?
>> PayPal electronic transfer
from credit
and debit was, uh, $420.
>> Judge Judy: Anything else?
>> Haircut services to --
>> Judge Judy: No, no, no.
In cash.
>> Oh, cash --
>> Judge Judy: Not wampum.
Not barter. Cash money.
>> That is all the cash.
>> Judge Judy: So $720 is
what you paid
on the $2,000 item.
And what your defense is that
Mr. Hackmann agreed
to take the rest out in barter
for haircuts --
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Because that's
what you do for a living --
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Haircuts.
>> That was not the case,
Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Shh,
just a second.
Mr. Hackmann doesn't look like
he ever cuts his hair.
[ Laughter ]
Are you talking
about Mr. Hackmann's haircuts?
I could cut Mr. Hackmann's hair.
[ Laughter ]
Whose haircut?
>> His.
>> Judge Judy: His?
>> His and his
multiple girlfriends.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, great.
Fine.
So I assume you
kept a ledger on that?
>> I have a ledger
of his haircuts --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
The answer's either yes or no.
So you kept the ledge of his?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, how many
haircuts
did you give Mr. Hackmann?
>> I've documented nine.
>> Judge Judy: And how many
do you have documented
for his girlfriends?
>> I don't have his documented.
I did bring a witness
that did the hair.
>> Judge Judy: How many does
the witness have documented
from an appointment book,
from a ledger? How many?
>> None documented.
>> Judge Judy: Then I'm not
interested.
So we have nine haircuts?
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: And what you're
saying
is that those nine haircuts
equal $1,240?
>> Uh, the haircuts --
I have, uh,
nine haircuts documented
from him equals $540.
And then I have the PayPal $375,
cash deposit $300 --
>> Judge Judy:
No, just a second.
You just told me $420 and $300.
That's $720.
>> For his haircuts.
>> Judge Judy: No, you said
that you paid him
in cash $720
from PayPal accounts --
>> Okay. Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And the cash
deposit which was $720.
He's not suing for $2,000.
He's suing for $1,240.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge