Being Petty

The People’s Court Podcast

The plaintiff says her niece, the defendant, owes her for funeral costs after the plaintiff’s brother died. Her niece promised to repay her for months, but she’s out of patience. She’s suing for what she’s owed. The defendant says she’s hurt that a family member — her father’s own sister — would sue over a funeral.

Then, the plaintiff says she hired the defendant to build a patio on their 120-year-old farmhouse, but the drainage is all wrong. She claims she’s been calling him for two years to come fix it, but he refuses. She’s suing for repair costs. The defendant claims the plaintiff used salt on her patio and broke the rocks, and he denies he’s done anything wrong. He also claims the plaintiff has had run-ins with several contractors.

Plus, the plaintiff says the defendant is her boyfriend’s aunt. She claims she paid the defendant to add her to the defendant’s car insurance policy, but she took the plaintiff off after an argument with her nephew. She’s suing after she got pulled over by state troopers. The defendant says the plaintiff never took the car out of her name to re-register it. She’s countersuing for false impersonation.

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