XBox and Defamation of Character

EPISODE VITALS

Show Judge Mathis
Date Added Mar 28, 2018
Season 5
Episode 1
Ruling in favor of defendant

Amount of ruling: $2620

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QUICK OVERVIEW

Plaintiff is suing for defamation of character, and, Xbox, $3654. Defendant is suing for property damage, and, pain and suffering, $2620.

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Plaintiff claims defendant sold him a defective Xbox, when he went to return it plaintiff refused to take it back and pointed him with a shot gun. Defendant claims he did not return the Xbox because it was perfectly working, he admits he took out the shotgun to defend himself as plaintiff was destroying his store, and assaulted him with other 3 people. Evidence presented did not support plaintiffs claims, actually, supported defendants claim that he acted in self defense.

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.