Local Charleston Couple Appears on Popular TV Show "Judge Judy"

Judge Judy Sheindlin is not one to take it easy on the people who enter her courtroom. Whether it be a dispute about money, or the rights to ownership of a vehicle, Judge Judy is known for intimidating people that end up on her television show. Monday's show was no exception.

Two Charleston natives that had formerly been in a dating relationship were on her show Monday to resolve a dispute about money that had been loaned in order to pay back some traffic violation fines. Samantha Jones, the plaintiff, is a 23 year old from Charleston who was suing the defendant, Chris Casdorph, for $1,350 that was used to pay his fines for traffic violations. She was also asking for money to fix her vehicle that he dented in a civil dispute.

The plaintiff offered up some concrete evidence in the form of bank statements and photographs. Judge Judy seemed somewhat persuaded by the evidence, but seemed to always have her doubts about the plaintiffs story. The defendant confidently said that he was never told that he had to repay the plaintiff for the loan and he also had already given her some money back as a goodwill gesture.

When it came to the time to talk about the dented vehicle, things really started to get exciting. The story as told by the defendant is that the plaintiff first threw a hairbrush at his older child, then proceeded to take their younger child away from him. He was upset about the hairbrush incident and was now really upset that his girlfriend would try to take his child from him. During the scuffle there was a dent put into the car. Judge Judy wanted to know why the plaintiff would try to take the defendants child away and ruled in favor of the defendant on that occasion.

A funny story followed when the plaintiff also told of another time when the defendant was driving her car wildly and hit a stop sign. Apparently the plaintiff had told the defendant to stop driving the car so recklessly and he did not listen. So the plaintiff proceeded to throw the defendants jacket out of the window as an effort to get him to stop the car. Judge Judy found that ridiculous and seemed surprised that the plaintiff actually thought that would help her case.

When the case came to a close it seemed as if Judge Judy was really favoring the defendant. However when the decision came it was the plaintiff that had a smile on her face. She was awarded the $1,350 for the money she loaned the defendant for the traffic violations. As for money for the damaged vehicle, Judge Judy saw it for the defendant and no money was awarded to the plaintiff. It was exciting to see local people on the show because if one thing is for sure, there is never a dull moment in Judge Judy's courtroom.