matter of Lewis vs. Tully,
step forward.
>> Christina Lewis is suing her
daughter's former friend,
19-year-old Irene Tully, for
money she loaned her while on
vacation in Hawaii.
>> Judge Judy: How old are you,
Ms. Tully?
>> 19.
>> Judge Judy: Do you work or go
to school?
>> Both.
>> Judge Judy: Where do you go
to school?
>> Mesa Community College.
>> Judge Judy: Full time?
>> Part time.
>> Judge Judy: And what kind of
work do you do?
>> I work at Starbucks.
>> Judge Judy: Do you live at
home, or you have --
>> At home, yes.
>> Judge Judy: And, Ms. Lewis,
you have a daughter, and your
daughter and Ms. Tully were
friends.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And they had been
friends for a long time.
>> Couple of years.
>> Judge Judy: And she had
accompanied you on family
vacations before?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: How many times?
This would have been the
fourth -- so, three prior to
this trip.
>> Judge Judy: And she always
paid for her own airfare?
>> When we flew, correct.
Minus one time.
I did pay for it one time.
>> Judge Judy: When did you pay
for that?
>> I believe it was a trip to
New York.
>> Judge Judy: From where?
>> Chandler. Arizona.
But we fly out of
Phoenix Sky Harbor.
>> Judge Judy: So, it was a
long -- it was a long flight.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Where else did
you go with Ms. Tully?
>> California, Your Honor,
twice, and then --
>> Judge Judy: When you went to
California, where did you stay?
>> Huntington Beach, at a condo
that I rented.
>> Judge Judy: She paid her own
airfare?
>> There was no airfare.
We drove.
And I did pay for the gas.
>> Judge Judy: You have other
children, other than this
daughter?
>> I do. I have a son.
>> Judge Judy: And did he
accompany you on the trip?
>> He did.
>> Judge Judy: Ever have any
difficulty with her before, with
expense money, anything else
that would have given you cause
to pause about inviting her
again?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
about a trip that you all took,
a family trip that you took to
Hawaii.
And Ms. Tully was invited to go
along.
The arrangement was, according
to you, that she would take care
of her own airfare, which she
did -- correct?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Did you book the
tickets?
>> Yes, Your Honor, I did.
>> Judge Judy: And you paid for
the tickets on your credit card.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> And she gave you money in
cash to cover her ticket.
>> Yes.
Her mother and father did.
>> Judge Judy: You rented a
hotel while you were in Hawaii?
>> Condominium.
>> Judge Judy: A condo.
How many bedrooms?
>> One.
>> Judge Judy: And where did
Ms. Tully and your daughter
sleep?
>> On the pullout couch.
>> Judge Judy: So, they slept
together.
So, she didn't have her own
room, so she --
>> As well as another friend.
>> Judge Judy: So there was no
additional expense...
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: ...with that.
And food -- how was that
covered?
>> She was supposed to cover her
own food.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And you brought money with you?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: How much money
did you bring?
>> About $300.
>> Judge Judy: How long were you
going to be away for?
>> I believe it was seven days,
but we got stuck for an extra
day, I believe.
>> Judge Judy: Got stuck because
of air?
>> Yeah.
There was something with the
weather flying out of
Los Angeles, so we couldn't fly
out from Hawaii to Los Angeles
to get home.
>> Judge Judy: Is that correct?
>> No, Your Honor.
The trip was a 10-day trip, the
22nd through the 1st, and we did
get stuck for two extra days,
about a day and a half.
So, it became an 11 1/2-day
trip.
>> Judge Judy: Now, this lawsuit
is all about the fact that your
daughter and Ms. Tully had a
fight, an argument, a
falling-out.
When did you have that argument?
>> I believe it was in
September.
>> Judge Judy: September of last
year.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: And when was the
trip to Hawaii?
In what month?
>> June.
>> Judge Judy: When did it end?
>> July.
>> Judge Judy: What was the
argument about?
>> I did not want to be friends
with her daughter anymore.
>> Judge Judy: Why?
>> Because I did not like the
way that I was treated around
them.
>> Judge Judy: Like -- What do
you mean?
>> There were just comments that
were constantly made about the
way that I live my life and my
family and the money that my
mother earned.
And I just did not want to be a
part of it anymore.
>> Judge Judy: And you told --
What's Ms. Lewis' daughter's
name?
>> Bri.
>> Judge Judy: Where did you
have this discuss with her, that
you didn't want to be friends
anymore?
>> I did not have a discussion
with her.
I unfollowed her on a social
media.
>> Judge Judy: That must have
been after something happened,
Ms. Tully.
>> I just decided that I didn't
want to be friends with her.
She went away to college, and I
stayed home for college.
We didn't have any contact.
We didn't talk. She --
>> Judge Judy: What happened
after you came back from Hawaii?
>> We talked maybe once or twice
because I went out of town with
my grandparents and stayed with
them for about three or four
weeks and then returned home for
school.
>> Judge Judy: During that
three- or four-week period, did
either Ms. Lewis or Bri contact
you about any money that you
owed?
>> No, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.