matter of Martin vs. Carl,
step forward.
>> Announcer: Heather Martin
is suing
25-year-old photographer
Brittny Carl
for a refund for wedding photos
and punitive damages
for negligence
and breach of contract.
>> Judge Judy: Ms. Martin,
you hired the defendant
to take photographs
at your wedding.
You paid her $700.
You don't like the pictures.
You want her to give you now
$5,000.
How did you find her?
>> I went through
Facebook recommendations.
She's from the area that my
wedding was at,
and my sisters
live down in that area,
so I went through my sisters.
>> Judge Judy: So you went
through recommendations?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Your sisters
recommended her?
>> They asked
for recommendations on Facebook,
and she had responded
to the recommendations, saying,
"I know you're looking
for a photographer,"
how much she charged
for the entire day,
and we chose her,
went with her, and --
>> Judge Judy: Fine.
contract, a written contract,
with her?
>> What I have is the agreement
that both of us had made that
she was $700 for the entire day.
>> Judge Judy: Let me see.
You're talking about something
over text messages.
>> Facebook, our conversation.
Correct.
>> Judge Judy: May I see that,
please?
Okay. This is sort of
a loosey-goosey contract.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: You understand
that.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: It's an agreement
for her to come and take
pictures for you for $700.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: And she says,
"I've done a couple of
weddings."
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: A couple means
"two"...
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: ...and if
somebody is writing it that way,
maybe two.
Having said all of that,
I would like to see the pictures
that you're complaining about.
I want to see all the pictures.
>> I actually have a USB.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
How many pictures did you take?
>> 164 photos total.
>> Judge Judy: And I want to be
able to look at those.
So, what you're showing me are
these pictures that you have.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: And I would
assume that you picked the worst
of the 164.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: I assume
if you're coming to court,
you pick the worst of the 164.
>> No.
But those are the ones --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
So is what you're telling --
Ms. Martin,
let's not play with each other.
You appear to be
an intelligent woman.
If I were coming to court
and I was asking for my money
back from a photographer
who photographed my wedding
and I was complaining about
the work that she did,
I would go through
the 164 pictures,
and if I were taking
a representative sample,
not all 164,
which you did not bring me,
I would bring the worst examples
of her photography,
not the best, not the ones
that are in the middle.
I would bring the worst.
Otherwise, I would be a foolish
litigant.
You're not a foolish person,
are you?
>> No. I'm not.
>> Judge Judy: So you picked
what you consider --
They were not in focus.
The color was off.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: I don't know
what was wrong with this one.
This is -- Color is off.
I don't know what's wrong
with this one.
Color is off.
A little out of focus.
Lovely picture.
Also lovely picture.
Are these the worst of 164?
>> Those are the --
>> Judge Judy: Where are the
150 pictures?
>> They are on a USB.
>> Judge Judy: That you have?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Good.
Your case is dismissed.
We're done.
>> But, Your Honor, I have --
>> Judge Judy: We're done.
>> No.
But I have photos that I can't
use because my wedding photos,
the ones that I want to be able
to print out and show
to anybody,
they're all out of focus.
Those
are the ones that I gave you.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
>> Those are the ones
that I want to be able to use
to put in a wedding album.
>> Judge Judy: That's too bad.
>> But, Your Honor --
>> Judge Judy: Pick something --
Pick something --
>> She --
>> Judge Judy: You're not going
to argue with me.
Pick another picture that you
like out of 150
that you have that are in focus.
We're done.
>> B