in the matter of Forland vs.
Norby, step forward.
>> Announcer: 19-year-old
Cloe Forland
is suing coworker
24-year-old Andrew Norby
for breach of contract,
the unpaid balance on a loan,
vehicle damage, and the cost
of a replacement title.
>> Judge Judy: Ms. Forland,
how long do you know Mr. Norby?
How many years?
>> One.
>> Judge Judy: You had two old
cars, 2003 and 2004 Jetta.
Is that correct?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: You were selling
both.
In what month and year
were you selling both?
>> May of 2017.
>> Judge Judy: In May of 2017,
were both cars running?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you and the
defendant made a purchase price
for both cars of $3,000.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: He was supposed
to pay you for the cars
so much per month
with each paycheck.
How much were you supposed
to pay her, Mr. Norby?
>> $100 the Monday following
each paycheck.
>> Judge Judy: And you get paid
twice a month.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: So $200 a month.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: How much
did you pay her all together?
>> $300.
>> Judge Judy: And when did you
give her back the cars?
>> I dropped them off for her
to pick up --
>> Judge Judy: Month?
>> July.
>> Judge Judy: You dropped them
off where?
>> At a gas station
in Moose Lake.
>> Judge Judy: Had you done
any work
on either one of the cars?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: What
had you done?
>> The 2003 Jetta, that was
not running when I got it.
I replaced the fans in the front
because it was overheating,
as well as
part of the cooling system.
>> Judge Judy: How did you get
the cars to the gas station?
>> I used a trailer.
>> Judge Judy: You used a
trailer to take it because the
bumpers were off.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Why were
the bumpers off?
>> It was in an accident
prior to me purchasing it,
and the accident caused
the doors
to not shut fully and the trunk
not to be operational.
So I had the bumpers off.
>> Judge Judy: Just a sec.
Where are the bumpers?
>> They're with the car.
>> Judge Judy: Where in the car?
>> One of them is partially
attached to the front of the
car, and the other one
is inside of the car.
>> Judge Judy: When you left it?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: And why were you
trailering the other car?
>> Because the battery was dead
in it when I got it,
and I had to use my own battery,
which I kept after.
>> Judge Judy: So is what you're
telling me you bought one Jetta
that had been in a bad accident?
Had you been in an accident
in that car?
That's either a yes or a no.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Very easy
to find out.
It had not been in an accident
prior to your selling it to him.
>> It had been,
but I didn't drive it.
I bought it like that.
>> Judge Judy: I didn't ask you
whether you had it.
I said, "Had it been
in an accident?"
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And when had you
purchased that car?
>> December of 2016.
>> Judge Judy: So you just
purchased that car.
Why were you selling it?
>> I wanted to sell them
together.
I was going to make
one nice Jetta.
They both ran and drove
just fine
but the body were kind of iffy.
>> Judge Judy: So you were
selling one car to be salvaged
for parts to fix the other.
Whoever was going to buy both
cars would end up with one car.
Am I correct?
Don't make up a story.
>> Yes, you're correct.
>> Judge Judy: Is that what you
were -- Is that correct?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And they were close enough
in age, a year apart,
so that you could use one part
to fix up the other car.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Now he has
paid you $300.
Is that right?
>> He paid me $400.
>> Judge Judy: And you have
both cars back.
Where are they?
>> Sitting at the gas station
still.
>> Judge Judy: Why don't you go
and get them?
>> They would have
to be trailered.
I have photo evidence
if you'd like to see them.
>> Judge Judy: I don't want
to see photo evidence.
You were selling one car
to be used
as salvage parts for the other.
The cars
have been at a gas station.
Why don't you go and get them
and sell them?
>> I can't sell them
for anything.
They don't run.
I'd have to trailer
both of them.
>> Judge Judy: How did he get
them from your house to his
house?
>> He trailered them.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Ms. Forland, he trailered
both cars
to his house because why?
>> Because he came by himself.
If he had brought somebody else,
he could've driven them.
>> Judge Judy: He says the
battery was dead
in one of your cars.
>> It could have been jumped
had he wanted me to jump it.
It had been sitting.
>> Judge Judy: Ms. Forland,
you have no case.
I'm telling you,
go and get the cars.
Do what you want to do
with them.
You've reposse--
Put your hand down.
>> All right.
>> Judge Judy: You've
repossessed the cars.
You have the title for the car?
>> The title for the one
I had was in the car.
>> Judge Judy: Still in the car?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: All right.
And it's been sitting
there since July?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Who owns
the gas station?
>> It is a Minute Mart,
but there is
a large parking area in the back
that is used by truck drivers
and construction people.
>> Judge Judy: I would go get
the cars, Ms. Forland.
I would go get the cars
as fast as I could.
They've been sitting there
now three months.
You're not getting
any money from him.
>> Police told me
to leave them there.
>> Judge Judy: Ms. Forland,
do what you want to do.
We're done. Thank you.