Judge Joe Brown

A comedian does not comply to the terms of a performance contract and is taken to court.

Case 1: A jealous ex slashes his girlfriend's clothes and mattress. Case 2: An elderly gardener from Portland claims her neighbors destroyed her bed of flowers.

Case 1: A paternity test and an infant's tragic death tear a couple apart.

Case 1: A young man sues his ex-girlfriend to pay back a loan for an abortion. Case 2: A college student from Alabama sues his former friend for rent and stolen property.

Case 1: Kids from Nevada vandalize a home and the owners seek restitution from their parents.

Tuesday, September 11, 2001 Case 1: A dating couple break-up after the girlfriend discovers he is accident-prone. Case 2: Former roommates fight over back rent, utility bills and baby food.

Case 1: A mother from Missouri demands her son pay back the repair costs for a car. Case 2: A rap artist fails to appear leaving the promoters without a performer.

Case 1: A Las Vegas ""cigarette girl"" borrows money from a man and restricts the method how she pays it back. Case 2: A woman demands payment for wedding rings she purchased after the marriage ends in divorce.

Case 1: A New Jersey woman wants her daughter-in-law to pay back money used for a bail loan.

Case 1: A friend says ‘no' to returning her friend's tax refund after she deposited the money into her account.

Case 1: An Illinois woman stops cell phone service when a former friend dates her cousin. Case 2: A woman wants her ex-boyfriend's to pay her back after she sees him kissing another woman.

Case 1: A Texas mom gets a car instead of child support, which is later repossessed. Case 2: A woman sues her former daughter-in-law over unpaid bills.

Case 1: A New York woman says her ex-boyfriend and his girlfriend are using her property without her permission. Case 2: Friends fight over who should pay expenses on a prize-winning trip to racing school.

Case 1: An ex-con tries to retrieve his suits from his former fiancée's grandfather, but is asked to pay storage fees instead.

A woman claims damage done to her ex-mother-in-law's car was a result of self-defense.

Case 1: A woman's credit history is damaged after late car payments and a broken relationship. Case 2: A woman claims money given to her friend was a loan and not a gift.

Case 1: A man from New Hampshire claims his ex-wife had him arrested after she denied his advances. Case 2: A woman is asked to pay storage fees for items left with a friend.

Case 1: Ex-husband denies money given by his former wife was a loan. Case 2: A private eye teenager trainee damages a vehicle and asserts his boss will pay for costs.

Friday, September 28, 2001 Case 1: A woman from Arkansas demands reimbursement following a break-up with a younger man.