# Favorite cases on shows like "The People's Court"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-cases-on-shows-like-the-peoples-court/626240>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 25, 2012, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-cases-on-shows-like-the-peoples-court/626240 "2012-06-25T13:15:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-cases-on-shows-like-the-peoples-court/626240/41 "2013-01-07T00:32:35Z")

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> [@tdn](#):
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> There was one Judge Judy that was mind blowing. The litigants were middle aged women. They were hanging out one night, and the defendant’s daughter and plaintiff’s son, both teenagers, took the plaintiff’s car for a joy ride around the plaintiff’s farm. The car flipped over. The defendant’s daughter was killed instantly. The plaintiff was suing for damages to the car.
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> Judge Judy was not pleased.

I’m kinda curious about this, myself. If someone takes my car and then crashes it and gets killed, it’s tragic for their family and all but nevertheless my property has been damaged. Why should I have to pay for it?

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**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-cases-on-shows-like-the-peoples-court/626240/42 "2013-01-07T00:36:55Z")

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> [@Justin\_Bailey](#):
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> It wasn’t the most entertaining Judge Judy ever, but someone I went to high school with was dragged onto the show as a defendant. It seems Jay didn’t want to pay his rent and his landlord had a problem with that. His excuse for non-payment? “I was really tired that day.”

One case I saw on Judge Judy involved a fight that took place in the parking lot of a hospital - our local hospital, in fact, within months of when my son was born at that hospital. Though the fight occurred around 10AM, drinking was involved. I didn’t know any of the people involved, but it was still startling to hear our hospital mentioned on Judge Judy.

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**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-cases-on-shows-like-the-peoples-court/626240/43 "2013-01-07T00:46:26Z")

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> [@Lute Skywatcher](#):
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> Either I saw one that’s remarkably similar or the defendant also has a son and he was driving at the time of the crash.

...this is the case: not the best quality sorry.

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