matter of Cardenas/Carlson vs.
Taylor, step forward.
>> Announcer: 18-year-old
Alexis Cardenas and her mother,
Kimberly Carlson, are suing
motorist Jamie Taylor for an
accident on the road.
>> Judge Judy: Ms. Cardenas, you
were driving.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: You're her mother
and you own the car.
You weren't in the car.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: You can sit down.
You and Ms. Taylor were in a car
accident.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you claim
that it was Ms. Taylor's fault
your car was damaged.
You want her to pay for the
repair.
Ms. Taylor said the accident was
your fault, she sold her car at
a devalued price, and she has a
counterclaim.
When did this accident happen?
>> November 3rd, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Of this year?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: What kind of car
were you driving?
>> A 1999 Toyota Solara.
>> Judge Judy: And you?
>> A 2004 Volkswagen Passat.
>> Judge Judy: At the time that
you were driving your car, did
you have insurance?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: At the time that
you were driving your car, on
the 3rd of November, did you
have insurance?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: That's why we're
here.y were you driving the car
without insurance?
>> We just got it running.
It was broke down, and we just
got the car fixed.
And I ran across the street to
ampm and got in a fender bender.
>> Judge Judy: When was the last
time you had insurance on the
car?
>> I have it now. I had it --
>> Judge Judy: Prior to
November 3rd, when was the last
time you had --
>> It was broke down for about a
year.
A year. Probably about a year.
>> Judge Judy: One year.
>> Yeah. It sat in my backyard,
broke down for a while.
>> Judge Judy: One year, you had
no insurance on the car.
>> I wasn't driving it.
>> Judge Judy: I'm speaking.
Was the car registered in the
year 2016 in the state of --
This happened in California?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: In the state of
California, was it registered in
the year 2016?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So you paid for
registration for the car in
2016.
>> My father did, yes.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care who
paid for it.
I don't care who paid for it.
Was the car registered in 2015?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: You want to go
over to the map and tell me what
happened in this accident?
>> All right, I was coming home
from getting food for my family.
And I am here.
I was going to a stop, and
that's when the defendant pulled
out in front of me.
And I did not have enough
time --
>> Judge Judy: Is that a
shopping --
>> This is the gas station.
>> Judge Judy: The gas station.
>> The ampm. Yes.
She had pulled out in front of
me.
I did not have enough time to
stop, nor did I have room to
swerve, because there was a car.
>> Judge Judy: So, she was
coming out of a gas station.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: You had the
right-of-way.
You were on a two-lane highway?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Two-lane street.
>> Yes. This is a turning lane.
>> Judge Judy: And you were
driving in the left-hand lane.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
You can go back.
That's yours. Go over.
It looks like pretty much the
same to me, right?
>> That's not how it happened,
no.
I can give you -- tell you --
>> Judge Judy: Were you coming
out of a gas station?
>> I had pulled out already.
>> Judge Judy: That's okay.
You were coming out of a gas
station.
>> I was in the turning lane
already.
>> Judge Judy: There's no
turning lane there.
>> Yes, there is.
It goes like this.
Can I show you? Is that okay?
Maybe the map's wrong, but what
you have here is -- there's a
lane here to go right onto
Highway 18.
>> Judge Judy: Listen to me.
That's not where you were.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Just point out
where you were.
>> This is a turning lane.
I was in the turning lane,
sitting there -- right there.
I was sitting there.
There was cars here waiting to
turn to go onto Highway 18.
And my car, the rear end of
it -- I was already sitting here
waiting for the light to turn
green.
>> Judge Judy: Then you were
over the yellow line.
>> Correct.
[ Laughter ]o fix your
car, please?
After the accident, did she take
off?
>> Yes. And I followed.
>> Judge Judy: Did you fix your
car yet?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Can I see a
picture of it, please?
>> Yes.
I have multiple pictures.
>> Judge Judy: Were you given a
ticket for not having insurance?
>> For not providing insurance.
Yes, I was.
>> Judge Judy: The answer is
"yes."
Judgment for the plaintiff in
the amount of $2,500.
We're finished. Thank you.
>> You didn't even hear my
witness or anything.
Rude.
>> Judge Judy: We're done.
>> Byrd: Parties