matter of Wall vs. Franks, step
forward.
>> Announcer: Krystena Wall
is suing Kayla Franks
for unpaid babysitting fees
and the value of property.
>> Judge Judy: Ms. Wall,
you and the defendant
knew each other.
I don't know how.
>> Yes.
I met her through her brother.
>> Judge Judy: And there came
a time when you started
to babysit for her children.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: How old are her
children?
>> They were 2 and 4.
>> Judge Judy: And she was
babysitting for you because
you were returning to work.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: What kind of work
were you returning to?
>> I had gotten a job at Subway.
>> Judge Judy: Full-time or
part-time?
>> Started off part-time.
>> Judge Judy: And then went to
full-time?
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: And how long was
it part-time?
>> Probably the first month,
month and a half, it was
part-time, and then it went up
to full-time.
>> Judge Judy: And how much
were you paid an hour?
>> $10.
>> Judge Judy: And did Subway
pay you every week?
>> Every 2 weeks, yes.
>> Judge Judy: Every 2 weeks.
But they paid you...
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: ...because you
worked.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Well, Ms. Wall
was the person that you had
hired to take care of your
children, to allow you to work.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And when did
she start taking care of your
children?
>> She watched them starting
August 3rd.
>> Judge Judy: So you were
working part-time.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And when did she
watch them until?
>> October 8th was her last day.
>> Judge Judy: And in the month
of September,
you were working full-time.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And the beginning
of October, you were working
full-time.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you paid her
zero.
>> Not right. Not correct.
>> Judge Judy: How much did you
pay her?
>> I paid her whatever she told
me to, every 2 weeks.
>> Judge Judy: So is what you're
telling me, you paid her every 2
weeks?
Because you didn't say
that in your answer, by the way,
that you gave her any money.
That would have been
an interesting thing for you
to put in your answer, that,
"I did pay her every 2 weeks as
she requested."
You didn't put that in your
answer.
did she pay you every 2 weeks?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Did she give you
any money?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: No, of course she
didn't, because if she had given
you any money, that
would have been in her answer.
"I did in fact pay her."
In your answer, you say she
didn't get paid because
she didn't take a CPR class,
which she was required
to take in order
to get paid by the state.
That's what you put in your
answer.
>> That is correct.
>> Judge Judy: You want to see
it?
>> No, I already saw it.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So I don't believe that you paid
her anything,
unless you have some proof
for me that you gave her money
by way of a check.
Because you got paid by check,
right?
>> I did.
>> Judge Judy: Right.
So you have no proof that you
gave her any money.
>> Well, can I explain something
real quick to you?
>> Judge Judy: You can tell me
whether you have proof
that you gave her any money.
>> Every time I gave her money,
we would put it in a book
that she kept with her.
And she would sign and I would
sign it stating that I paid her.
>> Judge Judy: Well, then you
should have the same kind of
notebook.
"Paid Ms. Wall for 60 hours
of babysitting,"
because she was your babysitter.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: I don't believe
you, Ms. Franks.
I don't believe that you paid
her any money.
Are you still working for
Subway?
>> No, I actually just started
a new job on Monday.
>> Judge Judy: What happened to
your job at Subway?
>> I moved to St. Cloud, and I
got a new job.
>> Judge Judy: When did you
move?
>> I moved April of this year.
>> Judge Judy: What were you
doing in October of this year?
>> I was still working.
>> Judge Judy: November?
>> Working.
>> Judge Judy: For Subway?
>> Yep.
>> Judge Judy: "Yep" is not an
answer.
"Yes" is the answer.
And who was taking care of your
children?
>> My mom started doing daycare
for me.
>> Judge Judy: And your mom
is getting paid by the state.
>> Nope, I was paying her as
well.
>> Judge Judy: "Nope" is not an
answer.
No.
>> No, ma'am.
I was paying --
I pay her out of my checks.
>> Judge Judy: You do?
>> Yes, I do.
>> Judge Judy: That's wonderful.
How much do you pay her
out of your checks?
>> She charges
$250 every 2 weeks.
>> Judge Judy: Then my question
is, why didn't pay Ms. Wall, is
the question?
>> [ Voice breaking ] I did pay
her.
The deal was I would give her
money, and she was supposed
to do two classes
to get the daycare assistance
that she refused to do.
So I did give her cash
along with groceries
and everything else, in order
for her to take care of my kids.
>> Judge Judy: Now, you pay
your mother $250 every 2 weeks,
or $125 a week, correct?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Because you think
that that's what it's worth
for your mother
to take care of your children?
>> No, ma'am.
The deal with my mom was she
wanted $250
every 2 weeks to watch them
because she felt that
with me being a single mom,
that it would help me out.
>> Judge Judy: Great, and you
pay her.
>> Yep.
>> Judge Judy: That's what
you're going to pay Ms. Wall.
That's a reasonable figure.mont,
I read your complaint.
You didn't have a fixed amount
that the defendant
would pay you,
but you did work for her.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you have
to be compensated for that work.
If you met,
and you were friends,
you're at least as friendly
as her own mother,
who was charging her $250
every 2 weeks to babysit
for her own grandchildren.
I've used that as a yardstick
to try to define what would be
a fair rate of pay.
The month of August,
she only worked part-time.
So the month of August,
I have allotted you $250
for the month of August.
Month of September,
she worked full-time,
and I've allotted you $500
for the month of September.
And you did work another week
in the month of October
before she moved.
I'm allotting you another $100,
which is $850
for the babysitting services.
Is that reasonable?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Very good.
Judgment for the plaintiff.
We're finished.