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00:00Did you actually see her damage your car?
00:03In the video I have, you can see her walk behind my car.
00:06What's in your hand?
00:07It's a piece of asphalt.
00:08What did you intend to do with a piece of asphalt?
00:13Make it good, because even your mother
00:14can't keep a straight face.
00:16This is Judy Justice.
00:35Wendy Wirtz is suing her former tenant's daughter, Summer Scales,
00:41for vandalizing her car.
00:43Court, come to order?
00:44All rise.
00:49Have a seat, everyone.
00:50Judge case 4089, Wirtz versus Scales.
00:53You're welcome.
00:54Ms. Wirtz, it is your claim that Ms. Scales
00:56vandalized your property.
00:58She is the daughter of a former tenant of yours.
01:01Yes.
01:02And I assume that this is the former tenant.
01:05Yes.
01:05How long was the former tenant living in your home?
01:09Approximately about a year and a half.
01:11From when to when?
01:12I don't have the dates, the months,
01:14because she rent it from my mom.
01:15Could you stand up?
01:16Maybe.
01:18She rent it from your mother.
01:19Well, I lived in the house, too,
01:21but my mom was the one that let her move in.
01:24How do you know this lady?
01:26What's your last name?
01:26Ms. Fowler, how do you know Ms. Fowler?
01:29She joined our club, we're a non-profit organization.
01:33She joined there and had flat tires,
01:36so we raised some money and bought her four used tires.
01:41And then she was losing her place where she was living.
01:45And she was kind of crying to us.
01:48She had nowhere to go but in her car.
01:50We're people helping people, so I felt sorry for her to move in.
01:57Okay.
01:58And when was that, do you remember?
01:59That was probably about the summer of, um, 22.
02:06Is that when you moved in, the summer of 2022?
02:08Yes, ma'am.
02:09Okay.
02:09And did she pay you rent?
02:12Yes.
02:12How much rent did she pay?
02:13She paid $5.50, but she didn't have any money at the beginning.
02:19So we, she was a month behind all the time.
02:22Okay, that's all.
02:23But she was there for a while.
02:25Oh, yes, about a year and a half.
02:27And what caused you to ask her to leave?
02:31My younger daughter had to move in.
02:34They were selling where she was living and she had to move in.
02:37Okay, so family was moving in and you told her that she had to leave.
02:41Right.
02:41When did you tell her that she had to leave or did you tell her, Ms. Wurtz?
02:45Um, we wrote up a contract and I told her.
02:47May I see the contract?
02:48Yes.
03:02Could you stand up for a moment, please?
03:04Ms. Fowler, you signed this.
03:06It's on, you signed it on June 23rd and it's a 30 day notice.
03:10We need you to vacate by July 30th.
03:13You understood why, that her younger daughter was moving in.
03:17Yes, ma'am.
03:17Your rent will still be due on July 1st.
03:20That will be your final payment as long as you're out and you signed it.
03:24Yes.
03:25Okay, good.
03:26And then there was an incident.
03:28On what day was there an incident?
03:29I believe it was June 20, 30th.
03:32Okay, and she was to be out by July 30th.
03:35Yeah, but she decided to go earlier, I guess.
03:37Okay, tell me when she advised you she was going out earlier.
03:41Not till the June 29th.
03:44On June 29th, she told you, I'm vacating early.
03:48Yes.
03:49Do you have communication from her?
03:50She just told us in the house, told me in the house.
03:52Okay, Ms. Fowler, why were you leaving a month early?
03:56They had been asking me to move every now and then.
04:00So this was the last time I had had enough of, you know.
04:05And I found a place right away the same day that I looked.
04:09Oh, great.
04:10And I was like...
04:10Where did you find a place?
04:11I was shocked.
04:12Where did you find a place?
04:13Not too far from where I was presently.
04:15Okay.
04:16And without going into details about that place, is it a room and a house?
04:21It's a room and a house with full privileges.
04:23And you moved in there on what date?
04:25The 30th of June.
04:28June 30th?
04:29Yes, ma'am.
04:30And you started paying rent there when?
04:32On the 1st.
04:33When did you tell them that you were moving out a month early?
04:35A week before I moved.
04:37One week before?
04:38Yes.
04:38Okay.
04:39That's why they wanted me to sign that.
04:41One week before that you would be out by the 30th.
04:46Okay.
04:47Now, now you can sit down.
04:49You can sit down.
04:50I may or may not need you again, again, Ms. Fowler.
04:53Now you can tell me what you're accusing the defendant of.
04:57Of damaging my vehicle.
04:59Your car?
04:59Yes.
05:00On what date?
05:01On the 30th.
05:02And since we have a video here, did you actually see her damage your car?
05:06I did not only on the video.
05:07I didn't actually see her in the video either,
05:09but you see her going to the car on that side.
05:12What kind of a car is it?
05:14A Toyota Camry 2021.
05:16And was it parked in front of your house or in the driveway?
05:18It was in the driveway in front of the garage.
05:20There's no question that the defendant was there that day.
05:23She acknowledges she was there that day, correct?
05:25Yes.
05:26Okay.
05:26When you parked your car in the driveway, was there any damage on the car?
05:31No.
05:31And when did you notice damage on the car?
05:34After we moved Debbie's stuff out of the house,
05:36we were moving our stuff out by the driveway.
05:39And my sister noticed it when she was coming back in.
05:43And you have a camera?
05:44Is there a camera?
05:45Yes.
05:45You have a camera?
05:46Yes, there's a camera.
05:47Okay.
05:48There would be no reason for you to go anywhere near her car.
05:50Is that right?
05:51I did go.
05:52Just a second.
05:53Sorry.
05:53There would be no reason for you to go anywhere near her car.
05:56No.
05:57But you did go near her car.
05:58I went near her car to get to the side gate.
06:01Only to get to the side.
06:02Just a second.
06:03I'm going to get, because then I'm going to watch the video.
06:05Have you seen the video?
06:06No, I haven't.
06:10Ms. Scales, just for giggles, I want you to tell me what you intended to do
06:14with the piece of asphalt that you had in your truck.
06:17Make it good, because even your mother can't keep a straight face.
06:20So make it good.
06:31Wendy Wertz claims her former tenant's daughter, Summer Scales, is responsible for repair costs
06:38after Summer vandalized her car.
06:41Okay.
06:41So the only reason to go to her car was to just pass her car to go to get into
06:47the gate.
06:48Yes.
06:48And what, you were going to get retrieved some more of your mother's property?
06:52No.
06:52They locked her out and told her they weren't going to be home all day and that she was not
06:58going to leave and take anything from the house.
07:00They said nothing was going to leave this house unless she pays rent.
07:03What rent?
07:04The July's rent.
07:05I have text messages of her.
07:06Yeah, I'd like to see that.
07:08I'd like to see that.
07:09It's a lot to read through.
07:12I don't want to read a lot.
07:13I just want to read what you just said.
07:16Don't give me the New Testament.
07:19Just give me the pages where they say,
07:22unless you pay July's rent, you're not getting your stuff.
07:37It looks as if this was June 27th.
07:40That's what I assume, because the date isn't on the first one.
07:43But the Thursday, June 27th, I don't appreciate is all that's here.
07:49But clearly, you said to her, haven't done anything to you.
07:53If you give us $550, you can take your stuff.
07:56But otherwise, you're not taking nothing out of the house.
07:58Well, you can't do that.
07:59I know that.
08:00And that's why when the cops came that morning, I told the cops I had no problem
08:03with her taking her stuff.
08:04And she did take her stuff?
08:06She left after the cop left.
08:09She drove away in her car and left.
08:11So the cop told me to pack up her stuff.
08:13OK.
08:14So the only reason that you would be going past her car,
08:18now you've got this text.
08:19Your mother shared it with you, correct?
08:21Yes.
08:22And that was irritating, because it was absolutely the wrong thing to do
08:25and to text, and not within the confines of the law to hold your property in this
08:31situation unless you got July's rent, which is prospective.
08:35She had paid June's rent.
08:36Yes.
08:37OK.
08:38And the younger daughter was coming back.
08:41Yes.
08:42And when did you come back?
08:43August 1st.
08:44August 1st.
08:45Not before.
08:46Not before.
08:47By the way, how much rent do you pay?
08:50$550.
08:51Who do you pay that to?
08:53We put it all together, and then my sister sends it off to the landlord.
08:57OK.
08:57So there would be no reason for you to go near her car and stay there for any
09:01period of time, even for two seconds, correct?
09:03No, I did double-tie my shoes to climb the gate because I didn't want my laces to get caught.
09:08You double-tied your shoes near her car?
09:11Yes.
09:11Yes, I bent down.
09:12Oh, that's very smart.
09:13That's pretty clever.
09:15I'm pretty good at figuring that out.
09:17Got it?
09:17OK.
09:18Now I'll see the video.
09:22You are in the black shirt.
09:25Yes.
09:26Yes.
09:27Right.
09:27White shirt.
09:28You're in the black shirt.
09:29In your hand.
09:29Just a sec, stop.
09:31Stop the video.
09:33Move it back for a second.
09:35Move it back.
09:36Move it back.
09:37Stop.
09:38What did you get out of the back of the truck that's in your hand?
09:41Stop.
09:42That's a question.
09:43You discussed something with your mother, and then you reached over into the truck,
09:47and you got something.
09:48And what is that?
09:49I can't see it.
09:50What's in your hand?
09:51It's a piece of asphalt from my driveway.
09:53Just a sec.
09:54It's a piece of asphalt.
09:55Yes.
09:55Very good.
09:56That was going to help you tie your shoes.
09:57No.
09:58No, no, no.
09:59So now let's proceed a little further.
10:01So you went into the truck and got a piece of asphalt.
10:05Yes.
10:06Walk away.
10:07We have to go.
10:08So where are the guys?
10:09We're going to be here.
10:10Yes, but how much do I step back?
10:13Except for my clothes that are hanging.
10:15I want to know when that, if that's in order.
10:20It is.
10:22It is.
10:23Now you'll see her come in and she'll go behind my car when she comes back up.
10:30Behind which car?
10:31That car right there.
10:32Oh, that's your car?
10:33Yeah.
10:34Okay.
10:34Well, then I can't...
10:38Oh, it wasn't the silver car that she...
10:41That's not your car.
10:42The one back there is not mine.
10:43No, that's Debbie's car.
10:44That's not yours.
10:44That's Debbie's car.
10:45And then she walks on the side of your car.
10:47You don't have any other video.
10:49Well, you...
10:50In the video I have, you can see her walk behind my car all the way to the other side.
10:54I don't see that.
10:55I know.
10:56I don't know.
10:56I have it on my phone.
10:58I just want to look.
10:58Is there any video that goes beyond what I saw?
11:01Yes.
11:02I'll just make sure I'm not wasting my time.
11:04I hate to waste my time.
11:05I'm old.
11:06I understand.
11:08Okay, here you go.
11:09You just have to push play.
11:12I mean, you'll see.
11:33No, I see what you mean.
11:34She walks to the side of it.
11:36You don't see her bending down.
11:37You don't see what she's doing.
11:38But she walks to the side of your car,
11:40which is clearly not necessary to do in order to get to the gate.
11:43Got it.
11:44Okay, and Ms. Scales, just for giggles,
11:47I want you to tell me what you intended to do with the piece of asphalt that you had in
11:52your truck.
11:55Make it good, because even your mother can't keep a straight face.
11:58So make it good.
11:59What did you intend to do with the piece of asphalt from your driveway that you put in the back
12:07of your truck?
12:08We did yard work.
12:09My driveway is made of asphalt.
12:12There was pieces left in my truck.
12:14I cleaned it out, threw it in their trash can so that my mom's furniture couldn't be back there.
12:19I did not do anything with the asphalt.
12:21I threw it in the trash can.
12:23Can I see the damage to the car?
12:25Exactly.
12:28Did you file a police report?
12:30Yes, I did.
12:30Yeah, I'd like to see it.
12:32Okay, here's pictures.
12:35Here's the police report.
12:39And here's more pictures.
12:41Ms. Fowler, you want to stand up for a second?
12:44Ms. Fowler, sounds to me.
12:47You can smile all your life.
12:49It sounds to me as if this lady was very nice to you.
12:53Senior lady.
12:54Sounds to me as if she was very nice to you.
12:57Oh.
12:57Sometimes things don't work out when older people live together, even when young people live together.
13:03But it sounds to me as if she and her group tried to be very nice to you.
13:08Oh, here's one more.
13:08Would that be fair?
13:09Did they buy you new tires?
13:11That's either a yes or a no.
13:13No.
13:13Did they buy you anything?
13:15No.
13:16Really?
13:16So she's lying when she said that they got together and bought you new tires?
13:19Yep.
13:20Really?
13:22Well, then I can't ask you the next question because now I know you're a liar.
13:25Because I was going to ask you to do a little soul searching because you were there when your
13:29daughter scratched her car.
13:30But I can't even ask you that because you just lied about the tires.
13:34So your statements are worthless.
13:35Sit.
13:40You take a piece of asphalt from your house that you needed to throw away at that moment,
13:46and the only trash can there was was around the side of her car,
13:50which just so happened to have scratch marks all over the passenger side.
13:54Correct.
13:55Those are too many coincidences for me.
14:06Wendy Wertz has accused her former tenant's daughter,
14:10Summer Scales, of slashing her tire and scratching her car.
14:15Okay.
14:15You work?
14:16No, ma'am.
14:17How old are you?
14:1827 or 28, sorry.
14:20Who do you live with?
14:21I live with my boyfriend.
14:22Who works?
14:24My boyfriend.
14:25I stay home with our two kids.
14:26I had my kids in the truck with me.
14:28I would not have done this.
14:30Oh, of course you did it.
14:31I did not.
14:32Of course you did it.
14:33They locked my mom out all night to prevent her from moving.
14:36Of course you didn't.
14:36Of course you didn't.
14:37You did.
14:37I have text messages right here.
14:39Shh.
14:39Don't speak.
14:40Saying you were not going to be home all night.
14:42Just a second.
14:42They slashed her tires.
14:43That's why I was over there looking at her tires.
14:45All her tires were flat.
14:46Just a second.
14:47We're not dealing with that right now.
14:49I don't have a counter plane.
14:52So my question is, you went over to look at your mother's car,
14:57and your mother's tires were flat.
14:59Yes.
14:59And I assume that you and your mother assumed that they, for some reason,
15:05one of them flattened your mother's tires.
15:07I assume you thought that.
15:09Yes.
15:10And then you knew and you were angry at the fact that they had,
15:15according to you, locked your mother out that night.
15:18Correct?
15:19They did lock her out.
15:20Okay, so here we go.
15:21So her tires were flat.
15:23They locked her out.
15:24You take a piece of asphalt from your house that you needed either to tie your shoe
15:29or to throw away at that moment.
15:32And the only trash can there was was around the side of her car.
15:36Her car, which just so happened to have some flat tires
15:40and scratch marks all over the passenger side.
15:43It was the passenger side?
15:44Yes.
15:44Passenger side, which is where you went with the asphalt, right?
15:48Correct.
15:49Those are too many coincidences for me.
15:50I can't even rationalize one of them.
15:56Okay, one of the tires was slashed.
15:58Is that right?
15:59Yes, the back one.
16:00Am I correct that that tire was $72?
16:02No, I had just bought the tires, so it was under warranty.
16:05I think it was $13 or $14 I had to pay.
16:08$13.96.
16:09Yes.
16:10Did you have the car fixed?
16:11Not yet.
16:12Is there currently a loan on this car?
16:14Yes.
16:15There's currently a loan on this car.
16:17You have to have full coverage, correct?
16:18I do, yes.
16:18Did you report it to your insurance company?
16:20No, not yet.
16:21What do you mean, not yet?
16:22Well, because I have a $1,000 deductible.
16:26Listen to me.
16:26I do have a $1,000 deductible, and I don't really have the $1,000 to pay it right now.
16:31Okay, well, that's all I'm asking you, but I know that if you have a loan on the car,
16:34it's a relatively new car.
16:35Yes, I have full coverage.
16:36You have insurance on the car.
16:38You have to maintain full coverage, so you have a $1,000 deductible.
16:41Yes.
16:42Which means that that $1,000, not $4,676, but it's $1,000.
16:48Yes.
16:48Just for my own peace of mind, and $1,000 is a lot.
16:52You could have said I had more.
16:54Do you have the policy with you?
16:56The insurance?
16:57No, I don't have the policy with me.
16:59Okay.
16:59Well, it's clear from looking at the photographs that the damage will at least be $1,000 to fix.
17:05So you're going to have to report it to your insurance company.
17:09Okay, yes.
17:09Well, it's a little late to report it.
17:11You're supposed to be reporting this to your insurance company right away.
17:14Is there any reason why you didn't?
17:16I didn't. I didn't.
17:16I'm sorry. I didn't know that.
17:18That's, well, that's a real problem.
17:20You're driving the car?
17:21Yes, I am.
17:22Judging for the plaintiff in the amount of $1,000.
17:25We're finished. Thank you very much.
17:26This court is adjourned.
17:33Everything that was in there was a lie.
17:35I'm satisfied with it.
17:36It was fair.
17:36Why didn't she report it to her insurance?
17:39Because she waited to do the damage herself after seeing the vehicle of me taking out to asphalt.
17:44I did not do the damage to my car.
17:45She saw the video of me taking it out.
17:47She waited.
17:48She did the damage and then tried to come to court to get it.
17:51I'm upset because of the lies and we did try to help her out.
17:55They locked me out on the 29th.
17:57I had just gotten home from the beach.
18:00They wouldn't let me in to take my medicine, to shower,
18:03to get out of beach.
18:06And they made me spend the night outside.
18:08I don't think that's fair.
18:09They did not grant me access and my address is on my license.
18:12My thing was I let Debbie come to live with us because I felt sorry for her.
18:18And I could name five people that donated to buying her tires for her to lie about that.
18:25I just can't believe it.
18:27She came or had to walk around that side.
18:30She showed me she has asphalt in her car because they were doing their yard work.
18:35I said, just throw it in the truck.
18:37I don't care.
18:38My furniture will fit on top.
18:39Why my daughter had to be punished for something I did.
18:42Go around and see if the back door is locked.
18:45She did.
18:45It was not.
18:46She came in through the back door, let me in.
18:48And as I was getting into the, I got punched in my face right here by Chris, the older, the
18:54mother.
18:55I never touched her. I put my hand up and told her to stop.
18:58To shut her mouth. Stop.
19:00I'm happy my mom's out of there.
19:02They're out of there.
19:03They're gone.
19:03And they're out.
19:04We don't have to have nothing to do with them.
19:07What I found fascinating about this defendant is she was able to come up with an answer as to why
19:15you would lean over and pick up a piece of asphalt before you tried to get into the house
19:21to get property that belonged to your mother.
19:24That your driveway was being ripped up and you put it in and then you wanted to throw it away
19:29someplace.
19:30An answer for everything.
19:31Before you tie your shoes.
19:32If you see me bending down, it was because I was tying my shoes, because I wanted to hop the
19:38fence.
19:38But before I did that, I had to get the piece of asphalt that was in the car.
19:43Some people just don't know how foolish.
19:45I think people forget the saying, if it walks like a duck, it quacks like a duck.
19:49It's usually a duck.
19:50It's a duck.
19:51That's right.
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