Fouling Up a House

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Жыл бұрын

The plaintiff hired the defendants to fix the foundation in his house and repair a chimney. He argues his house is in worse shape now than it was before and is in disrepair. He’s suing for damages. The defendants say they did a great job, and they couldn’t even finish the work. They’re countersuing for tools that weren’t returned.
Case: 25-352

Пікірлер: 167

@jonnell9633 Жыл бұрын

I know people that have been their job for 20 30 yrs and still suck at it. I believe the Defendant is one of those type of workers

@thomgage7083 Жыл бұрын

The plaintiff gave away their tools. The judge said that you can't do that. Yet he did not receive any punishment for doing so.

@globe2555 Жыл бұрын

As the Judge said, they all deserve each other.

@ct6410 Жыл бұрын

Because a. nobody could demonstrate the timeframe in which he gave them away and b. she has judicial discretion not to entertain the counterclaim of people who already lied to her, saying he signed a contract he didn’t sign, and who continuously attempt to interrupt her and scream over her. That’s the #1 reason to control yourself in a fucking courtroom-the judge CAN and WILL throw your claim out. I also suspect they didn’t have evidence of the value of anything, which would make her decision easier.

@jasoncook2539 Жыл бұрын

I agree with you Thom Gage. I think at least $100 compensation should of been awarded. No idea what it was or the value, but he lied and said he had no idea where they were…. They were just gone. Then later admitted he gave them away. Zero question he should of been penalized something. Overall it was a good judgement though. Only this minor thing that I agree should of resulted differently

@juliewhite8274 Жыл бұрын

They should’ve got the money for their tools!

@earthraindove2870 Жыл бұрын

Reward the liar, tisk tisk 😎

@elizabethg0809 Жыл бұрын

The defendants look like two goons from a children’s movie.

@teresalapier9354 Жыл бұрын

Home Alone!

@franklesser5655 Жыл бұрын

Chim-a-ney.

@courtneydover7188 Жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one to pick up on that 🤣😂🤣

@sunnyscott4876 Жыл бұрын

First thought!

@jenerin905 Жыл бұрын

Psshhhhhh, that word doesn't need that extra syllable. I'm sorry, syll-ble. 😆

@kathyvierra Жыл бұрын

😁 Everything the judge knows about chimneys is from Mary Poppins👩🏻‍⚖️ 🎶Chim chiminey, chim chiminey, chim chim cher-ee; A sweep is as lucky as lucky can be 🎶

@Channel-JJ Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@bunji_beans Жыл бұрын

She was mad at the plaintiff for lying, but ultimately the defendants abandoned their tools when they could've picked them up any time. That's why she didn't award them anything for it imo.

@lcam9241 Жыл бұрын

Completely agree. Especially because he gave them away and did not sell them.

@sudhakhristmukti1930 Жыл бұрын

Yes...if they care about their tools, why leave them like that for weeks?!!

@elvickRULES Жыл бұрын

Nope. If that were the case she would have said as such. LIke she does every other time she rules how you said. The hoops people jump through to pretend she's not a human being who makes mistakes is hilarious to me. She didn't even mention the result of the counter claim on the verdict.

@traceyaz125 Жыл бұрын

Why didn’t she give them money for their tools? That doesn’t seem right

@Channel-JJ Жыл бұрын

Exactly they should have gotten $31.47 deducted from the judgement

@familytv9585 Жыл бұрын

@@Channel-JJ because he is a Jew

@sammylove7211 Жыл бұрын

@@familytv9585 what's with u and jews u keep mentioning them

@pandagomoo Жыл бұрын

I think because she felt like they dragged him along for so long for the $1600. They didn't have any proof for asking them back. Or making any attempt to get them back. They didn't deserve the cost of the tools. They probably would've had a case if they paid him the $1600 like promised, and made any real attempt to get the tools back.

@shirleywiese5230 Жыл бұрын

I agree. I think she forgot about the tools or the defendant didn’t have evidence of what tools were left. JM was done with this case 😂

@alyssahamlett Жыл бұрын

I love when she calls out people's bs "I signed under duress bc he has a dog"

@susanstribe4914 Жыл бұрын

😹😹😹😹😹

@marleonetti7 Жыл бұрын

well maybe its a big pitbull or rottweiler and maybe he was using the threat of sicking his dog on him if he did not sign because the plaintiff told him that he cant let him leave unless he signs . who the hell says i cant let u leave , unless they have something to threaten people with , like a weapon or a attack dog ,.

@alyssahamlett Жыл бұрын

@@marleonetti7 did u watch the episode? The judge specifically asked that it wasn't the case here

@Saphthings Жыл бұрын

It’s very sexist of her to assume just because he’s a big guy he can’t be scared or intimidated. And since she’s worked in domestic abuse because, it’s fairly ignorant for her to think that physical size is the only thing that matters during intimidation. It’s fairly clear by the way the plaintiff talks and acts that he’s very, “I’m gonna get my proof and things one way or another”. So yeah, not bs, it’s called self preservation. There’s literally a recording of him saying “I can’t have you leave without signing”. There’s literal evidence that he was trying to intimidate him. She should’ve seen it right than and there, but nope. She has her bias in the way.

@marleonetti7 Жыл бұрын

@@Saphthings exactly right . and there have been other episodes where this judge gets irritated if a male litigant is not willing to get into physical fights with other males if they do or say something that can be offensive to their wife or girlfriend . she assumes that because a person is a male then he must be willing to assault other males to defend his woman's honor , she lectures men when they try to act macho but then she also lectures them when they dont act macho enough !

@latzmenon5770 Жыл бұрын

He signed it coz he felt threatened by the 150 pound dog ? Yeah right best excuse ever 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@mollycuddle9990 Жыл бұрын

Give them their tools?!

@loupgarou95 Жыл бұрын

Or at least award him the money to replace them!

@mollycuddle9990 Жыл бұрын

@@loupgarou95 right!

@Dove.Love. Жыл бұрын

"I hears what he said.." I'd lose my shuttle if someone talked to me like that.

@sandwichman100 Жыл бұрын

the moral of the story dont hire friends of friends it never ends well

@thebookwasbetter3650 Жыл бұрын

13:16 - I do believe that's the first time someone actually admitted to lying in court.

@peryole Жыл бұрын

“I didn’t go back for the tool because he was there”. Well it’s his house, why do you want to wait until he’s not there?

@DH-dl3ll Жыл бұрын

The way she says chimney heehee chimaney 😄

@joela.4279 2 ай бұрын

The three most common words/phrases used during Kurt's introduction: 1: calling someone a 'louse' 2: "'Fouling" up a ..." 3: (word that ends in -er or -or)?! "He hardly knew her."

@Shyyannek Жыл бұрын

The only reason JM didn’t give them an adjustment on the tools is because they already lied to her beforehand and at that point she had enough of all of them. Even though the plaintiff lied nobody was able to prove how long it’s been since the tools were left and after a certain point it could be considered abandonment and he could technically do what he wants with them.

@secretlyamazing Жыл бұрын

The plaintiff gives big Ben Shapiro energy lol

@howardhudson9592 2 ай бұрын

I sure wouldn’t trust those defendants!

@dennisstrope8912 Жыл бұрын

Oh no!!! Santa won’t be able to visit

@billmoran3219 Жыл бұрын

The guy said it , humping block, that means he did the donkey end of the work but probably never used a trowel or laid a brick , just mixed mortar and watched. You know a laborer who thought I can do this I’ve been watching for years. The home owner was trying to get the job done on the cheap and is just as unscrupulous as the defendants. They deserve each other.

@lawjd96 Жыл бұрын

i don't necessarily agree with your conclusion but like your insight

@lesacalisch2794 Жыл бұрын

“it’s a nasty little habit I have”. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@LawsonPatterson Жыл бұрын

I think the defendants seem shifty as hell. I can’t believe he even hired them. The judge nailed it, they all deserve each other.

@cypherknot Жыл бұрын

No one includes an intimidating dog with business negotiations unless they intend to intimidate.

@Saphthings Жыл бұрын

There’s literally a recording of him saying “I can’t let you leave”… Wth is she smoking?

@ForeverBleedinGreen 2 ай бұрын

I've watched cases from this genre for over last 40 years now, after seeing 1,000's of cases, I've come to a disturbing conclusion: PERJURY is pandemic in our courts, and for those who want proof, this video provides it, because this case is, by leaps and bounds, THE best example I've seen so far. In fact, he gets caught in a bold-faced lie, admits it, yet still wins his case 'hands down,' with no additional financial penalties charged to the defendant. This is a serious problem on its own, but when coupled with the fact that far too many litigants have filed frivolous law suits such as 'as-is' used car sales, and unpaid loans. To make matters worse, very few litigants on either side of the gavel bring evidence to prove what they claim. Then there's the pit bull owners, and dpn't get me started on them...

@fayadali6722 Жыл бұрын

The Defendant should just stick to Pawn Brokering.

@layahYasharahla Жыл бұрын

I really thought she was going to grant them the $365 for tools . However , I think that she would’ve awarded him mostly all of his monies back from having to redo it . So she just figured they ought to be happy he only asked for $1600 back and since the tools sat there for weeks , technically it was abandoned property - but she was already ready to rule and didn’t feel like getting into the logistics of that .

@johnmdaniels27 Жыл бұрын

You can't leave unless you sign something. Sounds like he was forced to sign it.

@Channel-JJ Жыл бұрын

😂😂yea he must have told them he was the real life John Wick

@LawsonPatterson Жыл бұрын

Really? Lol 😂

@drasleona_89 Жыл бұрын

Then you call the police if someone is physically keeping you from leaving. But that didn't happen here.

@Saphthings Жыл бұрын

@@drasleona_89 Oh yeah, let me tell a guy who’s saying I’m not leaving without signing something with his dogs to wait a second while I call the cops. That ends so well.

@annereidy7981 Жыл бұрын

he made as error of judgement, when he hired and when he lied.

@JayJay-me8zk 3 ай бұрын

I am surprised JM didn't knock some off the verdict for the value of the tools. The plaintiff is almost as shady as the defendants.

@Mocharocks9966 2 ай бұрын

She should’ve gave them money for their tools

@williestubz7957 Жыл бұрын

Humping block? Hahahaha

@msfranklin2650 7 ай бұрын

SO BASICALLY THE DEFENDANTS DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING. WHAT WAS FUNNY HOW DID THE DEFENDANT GO FROM THE DOG HAD HIM SO SHOOK UP HE SAID HE'LL REPAY. IT WASN'T TIL THE RECORDING HE STATES HE'S BROKE & MADE A PYMT PLAN ON THE SPOT DAMN LIAR. BUT I WOULD'VE KEPT TO MY STORY THE TOOLS WERE OUT THERE I THOUGHT THEY CAME & TOOK WHAT THEY WANTED & LEFT THE OTHER MESS BUT GOOD CALL

@robertsabella7298 Жыл бұрын

The plaintiff sounds like a no it all.she should have awarded the contractor the cost of his tools. The plantiff lied.

@MRWest85 2 ай бұрын

Know it all ***

@colleenknapp8626 Жыл бұрын

I wanted to see the photos of their work. 🤨

@contessahinson Жыл бұрын

" I hard what he said" how rude.....and of course unlicensed

@majinbooch3787 Жыл бұрын

From the thumbnail and title I was thinking homie was a plumber and got the sewage backed up in the house

@toothybj 2 ай бұрын

Defendant looks like poor man’s Jason from Pawn Stars.

@roxane7432 2 ай бұрын

Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall, then Humpty fell in wet sand than Humpty Dumpty sunk in quicksand

@Saphthings Жыл бұрын

@dianeallen5803 Жыл бұрын

I think the judge frequently lets her biases influence her decisions. She will start questioning one of the litigants with her mind made up. The plaintiff was shifty.

@arianefr78 Жыл бұрын

The plaintiff LIED to the judge, then admitted he gave their tools away and yet got all the money he was asking for! Although the defendants were incompetent idiots, they should have received something for their missing tools...

@adammiller9179 Жыл бұрын

He also lied when he said it was only a VERBAL contract but 5 minutes later he pulls out the written contract! WTF!

@lukerinderknecht2982 Жыл бұрын

He got half of what he sued for. Had he not given away the tools, the judge may have considered awarding him more.

@apoliticallevi Жыл бұрын

“You don’t need a license…You get fired the first day because they can see you don’t know what you’re doing” Kinda what happened here buddy 🫂

@Channel-JJ Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@tyton4ik732 Жыл бұрын

Sick brother 40

@crystalshaw8744 Ай бұрын

The Plaintiff lied and still won...smh

@Geronimo2Fly Жыл бұрын

He should've gotten the agreed-on sum back, but he also should've had to pay for their tools he gave away. I was totally with him until he proved himself to be a liar.

@cynthiacler9284 Жыл бұрын

No money for the tool loss on the defendant side. JM dropped the ball not adjusting the 1600.00 to reflect the tool loss. The plaintiff lied to the judge about the missing tools.

@adammiller9179 Жыл бұрын

He also lied about only have a verbal contract!

@frankgiuliano380 Жыл бұрын

Working with clients like the plaintiffs has made being a contractor hell. No one wants to deal with these people. Mainly in the North East.

@familytv9585 Жыл бұрын

Jews?

@mymobilebuddy4392 Жыл бұрын

I bet you are right.

@ct6410 Жыл бұрын

You mean a client who wants things done correctly? That’s fine, we don’t want to work with those of you who can’t do things correctly and steal money, either, and there are plenty for us to hire who can do it and aren’t thieves.

@spacecase8791 Жыл бұрын

What do you mean by "these people"?

@adrianprince7266 Жыл бұрын

That's the thing when owning a home is that it's the responsibility of the home owner to find the right people to do whatever it is that you need done. But the defendant offered to pay put for in a payment plan to the plantiff for messing up the job.

@lilo4399 Жыл бұрын

Wow! I really think you are starting to open your eyes to the reality that the responsibility of ownership outweighs petty landlord/tenant disputes! Some times (over half - most of the time, actually) it's better to rent. I know you'll forget saying this but I will remind you that the responsibility of home ownership isn't worth it.

@TopherGrant Жыл бұрын

Just never hire those nasty wimminz! You say it all the time!

@ButtonsCasey Жыл бұрын

@@lilo4399 IDK. I like owning my home. Yeah upkeep can be a pain, but you have more leeway when you own. Another thing, some landlords put in the contract that the tenant is responsible for all upkeep and maintenance. Mortgages are usually cheaper than rent as well. I pay under 800 for a 3 bedroom, 1.75 bathroom, 2 car garage, my own washer and dryer hook ups, and a really good size yard. My daughter pays 1600 for a 3 bedroom apartment, with no lawn for her kids and she has to pay to do laundry in her apartment complex laundromat. I can put money back to save for repairs and upkeep. It depends really. But home ownership does have a few more advantages IMO.

@lilo4399 Жыл бұрын

@@ButtonsCasey that's awesome. It sounds like you have a daughter and some grandchildren so I can definitely see how owning a home is more advantageous for you. It's nice for the grandkids to have "Grandma's house" and to be able to provide an equal give and take while you take care of yourself and your family. You have stability for them and they can take care of you when you become elderly without putting you in a nursing home. To each their own. Only a special percent of the population gets to be grandmothers. Cheers to you and your family!

@ct6410 Жыл бұрын

But then HE DID NOT PAY. Making the agreement isn’t the end of the road. Moron.

@marlaholmes6706 2 ай бұрын

Oh chimaney cricket! Those defenders are a joke! And the way the one kept tryingto talk over her No respect

@jesnrbrt4evr11 Жыл бұрын

I completely agree that the defendant should have to give back the 1600 considering that they signed the paper but the fact that the judge let the plaintiff get away with giving away their tools and lying is beyond me, I've seen her take money off of litigants Awards just for the simple fact that they got caught in a lie and the guy admits that he gave away their tools she couldn't have taken off like an extra 200 bucks for their tools why? I can't stand the way she goes back and forth on the way she rules.

@cypherknot Жыл бұрын

She often shows a bias for one litigant or another.

@peryole Жыл бұрын

He willfully admitted he didn’t go back for the tools because the guy was at his own house, I would have chucked his crap too. He abandoned it.

@jesnrbrt4evr11 Жыл бұрын

@@peryole sounds to me like the plaintiff wouldn't have given him his stuff because he wanted that money, the defendant said he went back a week later to try to pick them up, the plaintiff should have put the tools at the end of the driveway so the defendant could have just picked them up not put them on the side of his house where the defendant doesn't have access. You can't just give people's tools away without waiting a reasonable amount of time, well I guess you can but there should be some consequence and normally there is in her courtroom, I don't think he abandoned his Tools in any way if he tried picking them up and couldn't, I also don't believe the plaintiff for one second that months had passed why would they go months without their tools when they need those to do their job.

@Saphthings Жыл бұрын

There’s literally a recording of him forcing the guy to sign saying he won’t let him leave without signing…. The paper is invalid…

@peryole Жыл бұрын

@@Saphthings have you tried making a 700lb guy stay where he didn’t want to?

@moumininoussa Жыл бұрын

Cool

@kittyfan Жыл бұрын

in Canada....Ontario at least,....the BBB will NOT tell you if there have been complaints, etc. If it's a bad company, they say "the file is out" (that means they're working on complaints.) So you don't hire THAT company...

@christopherramon-reid9841 Жыл бұрын

“Laurel & Hardy Get Sued”

@crystalshaw8744 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@projectionv.accountability1010 10 ай бұрын

My defense is that I redid it and it was still bad. Then my defense is that I redid it again and it was still bad. Plus she said I was nice. So obviously it's all good.

@AC081361 3 ай бұрын

I thought if any of the litigants had “unclean hands”, (the plaintiff lying) would’ve resulted in the case being thrown out… hummm

@sheriwilliams5027 8 ай бұрын

🇺🇸❤️🙏🏽God I’m sick of these cases Homeowners who hire inept unlicensed workers. And and construction criminals who KNOW they can’t handle the job SMH. Plaintiff LIED straight to the judge and SHE doesn’t sanction him monetarily SMH. 🇺🇸CITIZENS remember their faces and NEVER contract with either parties -Dishonest Incompetent Liars 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍🏽🙏🏽❤️🇺🇸

@user-we1xg9bg4i Жыл бұрын

Продолжай в том-же духе видио топ

@moumininoussa Жыл бұрын

Superbe 🥴

@oxymoronicgrippy7891 Жыл бұрын

Why did Harvey say the same thing at the end that the man was talking about with the better Business bureau what a narcissist. How you going to tell a man that his answer is wrong and then say his answer again in a different way. To take credit for it.

@glenackerman9439 3 ай бұрын

Why does she keep saying chim-in- ney? 😅😅

@michelleboerman2590 Жыл бұрын

I have watched this show beginning with Judge Wapner. She was totally wrong on this. They deserved compensation for their tools. Sometimes I think she is trying to be a hard ass like Judge Judy!

@WarGrowlmon18 2 ай бұрын

Perjury the plaintiff's name. Judge Mathis would've tossed him out for that alone. The defendants should get money for the tools that the plaintiff illegally gave to Dougie and then lied about.

@sammylove7211 Жыл бұрын

What's with the person in the commets mentioning that they are jews

@reignbeauxxx Жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with being Jewish

@sammylove7211 Жыл бұрын

@@reignbeauxxx ik that's why I'm asking why there is a need to mention

@spacecase8791 Жыл бұрын

@@sammylove7211 Some people are extremely racist towards Jews. I'm not quite sure how that person is intending it, but maybe that's the reason? I sure hope not.

@sandwichman100 Жыл бұрын

the recording screwed him

@maryelaine-blinstrubchambe6083 Жыл бұрын

They deserved money for their tools. The plaintiff was a tools!

@mito.minecraft Жыл бұрын

Hello

@kriskrush3970 Жыл бұрын

Call previous customers!!!! And if all customers say he or their great!!!! Their lying!!!!!!! Cuz everyone makes mistakes!!!! I'm a Roofer! And I give customers good and bad reviews!!!!!! Just cuz I'm real

@jb3702 Жыл бұрын

Hey!

@user-gg4sj3hr3u Жыл бұрын

Cruit head 89

@mjgutierrez Жыл бұрын

The Plaintiff did not lie, he admitted the tools were gone. He omitted why/how they were gone but he didn't state something that was untrue - at least not in this final edit.

@lovelymemarie Жыл бұрын

He did lie he said they picked them up when he actually gave them away

@mjgutierrez Жыл бұрын

@@lovelymemarie where's the time stamp of him saying that... I'll wait. He said "they're gone." He never said how they were gone.

@naiadolling Жыл бұрын

A lie by omission is still a lie. Purposely leaving out integral or important information in order to lessen the blow or to downplay something, is still considered to be a lie in a court of law (I know this is an arbitration show, but Judge Malian calling it a lie makes sense) because it’s being willfully or intently deceptive.

@mjgutierrez Жыл бұрын

@@naiadolling That's based on your subjective and individual moral compass. By that assessment, everyone is lying at all times. It is impossible to know or tell every integral part of anything. We all, whether knowingly or unknowingly, omit integral components of information. Hence, why framing the proper question is a lawyer's best advantage. She asked what happened to the items, and he said they were gone. Had she outright asked, "did you sell the items?" and he responded with a lie; then, we'd be on one accord.

@naiadolling Жыл бұрын

@@mjgutierrez Actually it isn’t. Lying by omission really is a thing in courts. I don’t get emotionally involved with things like this, I was simply explaining why she said he lied. Because KZfaq doesn’t allow links, I can’t share it with you. But look up “perjury by omission” or even “lie by omission” legal definition and you’ll see that it is, indeed, a real thing in courts. Where you intentionally leave something out that is important, in order to downplay whatever you did. Or to avoid admitting certain things. It’s only possible when if you’re asked a specific question and give a partial answer that’s not the full truth. Hence why Judge Milian said “why did you lie to me?”.

@batmang9014 Жыл бұрын

Humpin block

@Sweetpea1128 Жыл бұрын

She should have given the guys 500 dollars for the tools.

@spacecase8791 Жыл бұрын

They weren't even countersuing for that much 😂

@Sweetpea1128 Жыл бұрын

@@spacecase8791 That’s ok. Tools are more expensive now! 👍🏻😃

@spacecase8791 Жыл бұрын

@@Sweetpea1128 That's not how it works, but okay 👌

@Sweetpea1128 Жыл бұрын

@@spacecase8791 That’s why I’m not a judge!! 🤣😂 “Here Sweetie. Take a couple more hundred and buy that cordless drill you’ve been wanting…use whatever’s left over for a nice lunch!” 🤣

@spacecase8791 Жыл бұрын

@@Sweetpea1128 LOL, you're too kind 😊

@lucky1u 2 ай бұрын

I don't know, she doesn't give the men anything for the tools and the guy even admitted to lying in court and that didn't seem to bother her. I'm kinda starting to lose interest in this judge.