# Have a defendant and plaintiff on a court show like "Judge Judy" ever conspired to scam the show?

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**Created:** [December 11, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-a-defendant-and-plaintiff-on-a-court-show-like-judge-judy-ever-conspired-to-scam-the-show/643767 "2012-12-11T23:30:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-a-defendant-and-plaintiff-on-a-court-show-like-judge-judy-ever-conspired-to-scam-the-show/643767/21 "2012-12-12T22:30:04Z")

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> [@tdn](#):
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> Wapner found in their favor, and awarded them…
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> …50 cents, the price of the candy bar.

Wapner had some style in his decisions. I remember a flustered plaintiff being awarded $1. Another case he threw out because it was about $3 in damages. Judge Judy just likes to yell at people. Her husband Judge Jerry did the People’s Court for a while, and he just seemed to be annoyed to be there in the first place.

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