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QUICK OVERVIEW
Plaintiff is suing for an unpaid loan, $5000. Defendant is countersuing for emotional distress, $5000.
EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Defendant is plaintiffs brother in law, they grew up together. Defendant had a tough childhood, at the age of 12 he shot someone, he was dealing; but, he transformed his life. Defendant admits he received a loan for $300 from plaintiff. Defendant is countersuing for emotional distress because she went to his job to tell everybody he shot someone when he was 12 and she was afraid him; plaintiff denies the accusations and claims that she had him served the papers at his job, she never went there, dismissed. Defendant showed some receipts as evidence of partial payments.
ABOUT Judge Mathis
Judge Mathis is a former Detroit-area district court judge. He listens to diverse litigants plead small-claims cases in his TV courtroom. A regular segment, Ask Judge Mathis, features the judge answering viewer questions to advise people with legal situations that they face. Prior to entering the legal world, Mathis was involved with gangs and spent time in jail as a young man before turning his life around.
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