He was having trouble articulating his point. He kept going along until she found a way to scam him out of labor, etc. all of a sudden, she feels faint. She climbed the ladder to save $. Then when she fell, found someone to blame. The poor paint job wasn't clear, she may have scraped it to provide evidence. She was not credible.

@@elsajones6325 he was answering fluently and coherently so he obviously wasn't having trouble articulating. He was unable to describe the duties he performed which is something way different than having trouble articulating and what ultimately led to him not getting paid for it.

I did plumbing repairs for 30 years. Before I did anything that wasn't written up, I wrote it up, quoted a price and had the work order signed. No signature and I wouldn't do the work.

My boss went to court regularly with customers who didn't pay, he was happy with mine because he had the authorization signed, work description and the price that was agreed to. Had guys do jobs for 30+k with no writing at all. Try getting paid with the customer not knowing a tens of thousands of dollars bill is coming.

no , this guy had no pictures , no other workers to verify work done , no affidavits from anyone to confirm any of his claims . so at the end of the day he was just flapping his gums and hoping he could get thousands of free xtra dollars from this elderly woman . shame on him .

Awesome! That's a great idea. Just make sure on your invoices you write 'customer' not 'costumer' unless the customer is providing you with costumes! ;) You sound very responsible and I'm sure you rarely or never end up in court!

"Scope Creep" is the technical term for when people add things on and then expect to pay the original quoted price.

Wow- I’ve never meta contractor like you. I’m in contractor hadesville!

@@FenderBender5150 I'm a legitimate honest business guy I don't hide anything.. There's certain things you cannot account for.. Example: If I'm doing a roof and I write down it needs sheeting..I cannot give an exact amount but I give an estimate because I can't see if it's bad..Say the roof leaked a little and an area of 13' x 7' is "Soft" then I'll write in the bid/contract for 4 sheets (how much per sheet/labor) When I get it tore off then if it needs say 2 more extra sheets then I charge for material (depends If it's plywood or OSB) & labor @ $20/sheet..If it only needs 3 sheets then I'll take off for 1..I've never been to court or had any customers that were "Unsatisfied" with my craftsmanship in almost 25 years..I can literally count on my hand how many times there was a little "Discrepancy" but me and the customer worked it out..💯

@@jameskeller3547 Uhmmm... I never accused you of not being honest or anything like that. I was just saying that "Scope Creep" is the technical term for when people add things on and then expect to pay the original quoted price. I'm a contractor as well and when I was starting out I remember people doing this all the time. They hire you to paint a fence or something for $200 and then when you're there they ask you to do a few other "small" things but they still only want to pay you $200..and that's called "Scope Creep".

So true!!!😂

The plaintiff is a weirdo!😂

He has some psych issues.

Are you assuming that the old woman wanted to pay contractor prices. My bet is that she's never paid the fair market estimate

​@@elainevankat5353he seems to have some kind of disability. And his work must be average to good that this woman didn't complain about something more important than the cabinets. If his work is really shoddy in one area, it would be the same in all areas.

Living in Florida, there are quite a few scammers! We get alerted to this by watching our local news.

😂😂😂 that we are 😂😂😂

Happy Tuesday

Good morning!

Happy Tuesday and good morning everyone! I hope you’re all having a great day so far 💕

😂 We’re the only people who would actually volunteer for it.. For TPC only!!!

It's the way she started holding her head after that too

@@christynicholas6855 omg- I had to go back and look lol!

She is definitely acting. But she wouldn't pay anyway! The show pays.

Very much so. She wasn’t doing all of that before she mentioned the concussion.

I do not see any extra behavior from her besides placing her hand on her head. I have to live the rest of my life with a concussion caused by an idiot who refused to wait for their right away at a traffic light. I can not begin to tell you how much having a brain injury has changed me and how I'm perceived by others. I've literally felt like I'm falling while standing still, and someone thought I was being extra to gain sympathy. These symptoms hit randomly and suddenly. Many times, when I'm in a situation where I have to focus and process information being given to me or around people just talking, I become over stimulated and have to fight the urge to stay tuned into the conversation. Many times, it looks just like what this woman is doing, placing my hand on my head while people are talking because I can't describe how it feels internally, but you're just trying to keep yourself together in that moment. People with concussions are not going to act or respond the way you expect them to in social settings. I now avoid them as much as I can because I'm tired of people's assumptions and accusations while I'm learning to live and regain some normalcy through my suffering.

That's true but still there's a lot to lose and learn on this show. The plaintiff lost a lot of money because he didn't write an addendum for extra work.@@GrumpyMF-cj5du

​@@kaykepop4084I'm sorry that happened to you. All the best.

Agreed on both accounts. She 100 percent got over on the plaintiff. JM got it wrong and ended the case way too quickly.

I agree. At 8:50 Judge asks for evidence but he didn't provide any. He needs to write an addendum for "extra stuff" which she signs plus he should take pics before and after.

She might have owed him a couple hundred dollars for hanging a mirror, picture and installing a light fixture but there’s no way she owed him $4k.

@@hadley407Totally agree!!

​@@hadley407he didn't have a chance to itemize in court. He should have done this on a daily basis. She's a scammer and the word gets around with contractors. She will eventually complain that nobody wants to work these days.

I agree with you augment.

Wrong!!! She's the kind of person who is very sweet during the entrapment, then change completely when the job is done. He's too gullible for his own good

And a permanent concussion is not a thing. It's brain damage, not a permanent concussion! And she didn't provide medical proof of it at all.

⁠​⁠​⁠@@michelehemlokhexwhite4310 1) post-concussion syndrome exists, and it’s essentially symptoms that are like a long-term or reoccurring concussion. 2) The judge never asked for medical proof of anything.

@@michelehemlokhexwhite4310There’s no reason for medical proof-she wasn’t suing him for it (or anything else)-not that it would have mattered. It would never be his legal responsibility to pay regardless.

@@mikesteele05 thank you for the info. Yes, I understand she wasn't making it part of the lawsuit, but she would have been a more sympathetic character with proof of her allegations, in general.

@@juliecranford534 I do understand that, but it would have added credence to her case.

As a contractor I can tell you this guy didn’t record the work well. Never mind the quality of the workmanship. He lost because he brought no proof of the change order. It’s possible she does owe the money but if the contractor can’t back it up it means nothing.

The defendant was a piece or work, true. But, as the service provider, that's why it's up to him to detail out and document his proposal and work in writing rather than sloppy, loosey goosey, anecdotal stream of consciousness "I did stuff" with no specifics like he did. He's an undisciplined business person dealing with the public and getting paid to do jobs, and hopefully this taught him to be a little smarter and more on point with his documentation.

He's the plaintiff. He has the burden of proof. "I did a bunch of stuff" is not evidence.

@newsflash7609 he literally started naming the stuff that he did. Regardless to what you just said it doesn't negate the fact that the old lady is a criminal and tried to use her old age as leverage. She is gross and she extorted him to do more work to get the money he had already earned

@@lajames4079 for which he had zero proof, other than his assertions. As Judge Milan would say, there needs to be more than flapping gums. Its very possible it went down as you believe---but courts don't work on speculation and he failed to prove his case.

@@lajames4079he vaguely listed things like, “hung some mirrors,” which could mean two mirrors of 102 mirrors. The judge was looking for an itemized invoice. He already proved that he misremembered the work he actually did.

@mikesteele05 mis-remembered ?? He is the one who was honest and also showed an invoice with the charge for that removed. He was in no way trying to get over on that lady so stop it. There was no itemized list because she extorted him to get the side jobs done. It really appeared that he did what she asked so he could get paid.

She always does that. Asks the litigants questions and always talks over them when they try to answer her. She's quite the hypocrite actually.

Agreed! She was and will never be JJ

According to google, there are rare instances where a person can have a permanent concussion, tho the symptoms are manageable. But who knows 🤷🏻‍♀️

Or provide evidence of anything 🤣

not......

So did you sue him? You should have since you paid him in advance right?

@@rabbitbyzan I paid him $3,000 for the cabinets. He was to order. I owed him $3,500 in labor that I had yet to pay him for. He kept saying he ordered the cabinets and they weren't in. I wasn't going to pay him till they arrived. I went to the place and they said he never ordered them. He pocketed the $3,000 which I deducted from the $3,500 I owed him. I ended up ordering the cabinets myself. Then I fired him for breach of contract. I had him two weeks earlier sign that the cabinets were ordered. So I ended up picking up the $500 in labor and I kept his tools. The guy was a jerk and found out later one of his prior client he stole from. On a positive note the guy did excellent work. Anyway moral of the story have a contract that is air tight and follow it and you won't get ripped off. He caused me a little delay and pain but I was out no money

The damage to the wall may have been more than typical and would include extra labor and material to repair properly to which she would have said, no!

I thought that was abrupt 😮Not wrong just surprised me. Is that what you mean 🤔

Isn't it so hard to find people that are reliable and do good repair work these days. Where I live it's damn near impossible to ever get a quote for repair jobs. 🙄

@@cynthiacler9284 my husband had his own electrical contractor business. He was so reliable and his work was excellent. We had to turn away business when other companies were begging for work. Most contractors never called people back. It’s so easy to be successful. Just want to do your job.

JM asked how she got the concussion. She explained the smoke detector not being replaced. Got a huge shock replacing the battery. I don't think she is blaming him. She would have sued him if that was the case.