according to what I read,
live in the Cape.
And for several years
since 2012,
you were renting a house
in California
from the defendant
for the winter months.
How many months during the
winter did you rent the house?
From when to when?
>> In the first year, in 2012,
we rented it for 2 months.
>> Judge Judy: 2013?
>> Well, it started
actually in, uh,
December of 2012
and went through April 30th
of 2013.
>> Judge Judy: December 1st?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: 2012 to?
>> April 30, 2013.
>> Judge Judy: Fine.
The next year?
>> The next year was
from November 1, 2013,
until April 30, 2014.
>> Judge Judy: Great.
Next year?
>> Well, the next year, the
defendant decided
to sell the house or put it
under a long-term lease.
And we had
to look for another place.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
When did she advise you of that?
>> She advised me of that in...
Well, we went
back and forth actually,
a little bit, starting
in May of 2014.
And then finally
in July of 2014,
they made the decision that
they weren't going to rent to us
and would be renting or selling
the house on a long-term basis.
>> Judge Judy: Fine.
Very good.
This is what the case is about,
is your claim
that you stored some things
at the defendant's house.
She allowed you to store
some things at the house.
And amongst other things
that you stored
were some Christmas decorations.
It appears as if most everything
else that you stored there,
you got back.
The one thing
that you didn't get back were
the Christmas decorations
that you are suing for.
Do I have the succinctly?
>> That's correct.
There were some Easter
decorations in there, as well.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care.
I don't care.
>> But, basically, they're were
decorations.
>> Judge Judy: You
have Christmas decoration
because you were there since
2012, Christmas time.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: And they weren't.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: So you left
a box, bag, whatever,
of Christmas decorations.
And?
>> Well, we had actually left
a number of things
in the house. And -- and...
>> Judge Judy: I understand
that.
>> And...
>> Judge Judy: But they did in
fact
return most of the things
that you left in the house.
The only thing that was left was
a bag of Christmas decorations.
>> That's correct.
When we got back there
in November of 2014,
when we went through the things
that had provided back to us
and we told them that we were
missing some things,
and I got an e-mail that says,
"I believe Glenn has them."
>> Judge Judy: You're talking
about the Christmas decorations?
>> That's correct.
>> Judge Judy: Now,
I want you to describe
how many bags or boxes of
Christmas decorations these were
that you want this lady to be
responsible
for to the tune of $655.
>> We believe that there were
two boxes of
Christmas decorations.
>> Judge Judy: What does that
mean, you believe?
>> Well, obviously, we never
saw... We put 'em up there.
And I believe they were --
they were
in two different boxes.
But since I didn't see them
after we put 'em up there, I,
you know,
I couldn't tell you today --
>> Judge Judy: Who put them up
there?
>> My wife and I did.
>> Judge Judy: Well, you don't
remember how many boxes.
Maybe your wife remembers
how many boxes.
Is that you?
>> No.
This is my daughter.
>> Judge Judy: Well,
so your wife doesn't know.
So you don't know
how many boxes.
Either one or two boxes.
>> That's correct.
>> Judge Judy: How many boxes
of Christmas decorations
did you find?
>> Okay. I have two answers.
When we went through, looking
for all of their belongings,
that they gave us an itemized
list to return to them
on a specified date
that their daughter signed off
on having received --
>> Judge Judy: You have
a copy of that?
>> Yes, I do.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to see
it.
>> And on that list,
they said that there was one box
of Christmas decorations.
>> Judge Judy: May I see it,
please?
I'd also like to give you this.
>> Judge Judy: Shh.
>> This is clarity on the actual
box of Christmas decorations.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
>> This is an e-mail from Geoff
to my husband.
"Holiday decorations,
they are in a box in the attic
and marked with our name."
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.aur
signed off on receiving
holiday decorations,
valued at $175,
that were outside.
She signed off
at receiving those.
Mr. Wiegman, I have to tell you
that I am so unimpressed
with this list.
A hammer, a can opener
hand-held, coffee mugs --
white with blue inside
and one is white and says,
"There is a good chance
this is wine,"
wooden coasters that you value
at $10 that are in the foyer.
I just have to tell you I am
totally unimpressed
with this list.
You know, if you lived
in a place for 3 years --
And you do have some bigger
items here, two bar stools.
Fine.
But you not only listed them,
you listed them with a price
after them.
Why would you list a price
after them?
>> I don't recall
why I did that offhand.
I think I was trying to identify
the -- the value
of the things to make sure --
>> Judge Judy: For what reason?
For what reason?
>> Because we were having
difficulty
getting the items back.
The plaintiffs wanted to wait
until the summer tenant
was out to return our things.
Even though we had demanded them
in July.
>> Judge Judy: Well, that's
difficult
for her to go in there and start
picking out the things.
I mean, she was
doing you a favor.
You brought your own stuff.
She's doing you a favor.
She has a summer tenant
in her house.
And for her to start going
through the house -- Her lease
doesn't permit her to go in.
If it's a standard lease,
doesn't permit her to go in
and pick up your four coasters
that are in the foyer.
That's not a legitimate reason
for her to get in.
So you were being unreasonable,
Mr. Wiegman.