Yesterday's court date
So we got to the courthouse quite early, and went up to sit in the courtroom and wait for the session to begin. 9:30 comes, and still no landlord. The session starts.
I have to admit, I was quite worried about having to sit there for possibly hours waiting for my case to be called. I figured I'd just sit there getting more and more nervous. Truth is, I didn't have time to be nervous. I was too busy being entertained. Whoo boy! The things people will say in court.
One gentleman was being sued by three different people. He just sat in the defendent's box as the cases were heard one after the other. The first young lady who came up against him told the judge that she had given him $500 to fix her car. It had now been 2 months, and he had neither returned her car nor agreed to give her back her money. The judge turned to him and asked what he had to say in response to this. He sat there, looked the judge in the eye, and with a completely straight face said, "Your Honour, she never gave me no money. I agreed to fix that car for sex."
Everyone in the courtroom immediately tried to keep from laughing. We were trying to be respectful. But really.
Anyway, the judge threw that case out pretty quick. Next person to come up against the man was an older gentleman. The judge looked between them, the fixed the plaintiff with a glare and said "Now this ain't about no car for sex, is it?" The whole courtroom burst out laughing. The plaintiff just sat there with an amused look on his face and said, "No, Your Honour." The judge said, "Well, good" and proceeded to try the case.
That was the prize of the day, but some of the others were pretty amusing as well. Anyway, finally, around 11, they call my case. Landlord still isn't there. So I come up when they call my name, and they call his name twice. The judge looks at his paperwork and says, "Countersuit is dismissed." Then he turns to me and says "What would you like to see happen here today?". I said, "I'd like a judgement for $800 plus court costs" He said, "So ordered", banged his gavel, and told me to have a nice day.
So that was it. All that stress and worry and preparation, and I said all of 10 words.
Still, it wasn't exactly a wasted morning. It was actually quite fun :)
I have to admit, I was quite worried about having to sit there for possibly hours waiting for my case to be called. I figured I'd just sit there getting more and more nervous. Truth is, I didn't have time to be nervous. I was too busy being entertained. Whoo boy! The things people will say in court.
One gentleman was being sued by three different people. He just sat in the defendent's box as the cases were heard one after the other. The first young lady who came up against him told the judge that she had given him $500 to fix her car. It had now been 2 months, and he had neither returned her car nor agreed to give her back her money. The judge turned to him and asked what he had to say in response to this. He sat there, looked the judge in the eye, and with a completely straight face said, "Your Honour, she never gave me no money. I agreed to fix that car for sex."
Everyone in the courtroom immediately tried to keep from laughing. We were trying to be respectful. But really.
Anyway, the judge threw that case out pretty quick. Next person to come up against the man was an older gentleman. The judge looked between them, the fixed the plaintiff with a glare and said "Now this ain't about no car for sex, is it?" The whole courtroom burst out laughing. The plaintiff just sat there with an amused look on his face and said, "No, Your Honour." The judge said, "Well, good" and proceeded to try the case.
That was the prize of the day, but some of the others were pretty amusing as well. Anyway, finally, around 11, they call my case. Landlord still isn't there. So I come up when they call my name, and they call his name twice. The judge looks at his paperwork and says, "Countersuit is dismissed." Then he turns to me and says "What would you like to see happen here today?". I said, "I'd like a judgement for $800 plus court costs" He said, "So ordered", banged his gavel, and told me to have a nice day.
So that was it. All that stress and worry and preparation, and I said all of 10 words.
Still, it wasn't exactly a wasted morning. It was actually quite fun :)