Decking a Woman 

I’m a bad person. I so very much enjoy when someone tries to sue someone and inadvertently ends up owing them money. Those are my favorite episodes 🤣🤣🤣

The contractor is straight forward, honest guy...rare in their industry.

The defendent seems like a genuine guy. All of his evidence was organized, he stuck with facts of what he did/what occurred and didn't get emotional, and he even gave her a contact at the lumberyard he used to show he wasn't being shady. Wish I could hire him.

This plaintiff will go her entire life thinking she was the victim here.

Moral of the story. Don’t try to spend money you don’t have.

Yuck. The plaintiff was so unlikeable. She was lucky the defendant was so gracious with her, most people wouldn't have been given her gross attitude

This was an outcome that was well deserved. She was foolish enough to sign a contract before having her financing lined up and approved. Foolish on her part!

This was so satisfying. Talk about not taking onus and thinking things just revolve around you if you stomp your feet like a child.

She didn’t only inconvenience one person that’s what she’s failing to realize. I’m glad he at least got something.

Sorry to be blunt but the plaintiff does not seem bright enough to run a business. The IRS should be auditing her to make sure she hasn't been ripping them off for business taxes too.

The plaintiff runs a business and I can’t believe it still operating with her logic

You signed a contract, he and his workers were out a lot of money and you should have paid the restocking and cancellation fee. This is what happens when you don’t want to hand over a penny even though you have made a contractual agreement.

"A lumber yard that's open between a 7 o clock on a Saturday night and 9 o'clock Sunday morning"... She called a Home Depot or Lowes LMFAO.

She has some nerve taking him to court 😂😂

At first I thought she wasn't thinking. She was able to rationalize the fact that it wasn't in the contract really made me look at her different. She knew exactly what she was doing. Either way she owe the money. She doesn't have a attorney. She was bold in that text.

The plaintiff really thought she had a case. She had two chances to get out of the contract. She could've been out for $600+, instead she had to pay more than double.

I am sure she would be livid is someone came in and said they wanted to rent the whole salon and have 20 sets of nails done. They sign a contract and pay a deposit and then right before the big day they cancel and demand a refund. I am sure she would be fine with losing business, nail techs losing money and would happily give them a refund. By the way what legitimate business owner signs a contract BEFORE they have funding for a renovation?

😂😂 she deserves everything she got. ignorance is not an excuse. and at the end maybe her advise should be don't sign a contract BEFORE u get money 🤦🏻‍♀️ that's just common sense

The plaintiff is totally wrong! When you break a contract, then there is a price to pay. My main question is " Why would you enter into & sign a contract, without having the finances to do so"? Then when the defendant try to give her a break , and was only asking for the money he was out of, she was so crazy to not take it ? No , she got exactly what she deserved!

Lolololol. He's accused of "Decking a woman!!!" 🤣

The contractor is very honest and fair

Who told this lady to sue?! She really screwed herself. 🙄

OUCH...but on a side note I'll hire that contractor he seemed to be on the ball and get things done 👍

The intro and defendants face at the beginning was absolutely hilarious. 🤣🤣🤣 I know we had the same thought, like what, who comes up with this stuff🤣🤣🤣

Omg, this plaintiff is so freaking clueless! She's wrong, plain and simple. It's just shocking she felt so entitled. Glad the defendant won.

I worked at a construction company right out of college as a production manager. The hardest part of the job was when the weather was iffy. We were located in Chicago so weather was impossible to predict. I mean some days we had all 4 seasons I kids u not. If I called the job off on account of rain, I had to live with having our crews sit at home and not make money. If we called them out and we have to stop work on account of weather, it would be a waste of time. I couldn't win. I am so happy for the defendant bc this plaintiff doesn't understand that people count of these jobs to make a living. You don't get to cancel last minute and get off Scott free. The defendant was too nice willing to let the lady off with just a restocking fee.

Hopefully, she won't go car shopping alone because those guys would leave her in debt for life. I get the feeling that her friends kept telling her that she should take him to court. People who don't use common sense generally listen to other people who don't use common sense.

Judge nailed this one. She seems slippery. She said she was there to educate people? No- she was there to win and get her money back. Big ego and entitled pride. SHE WAS WRONG. She plays a really good victim but she seems to be a shark. She was out to throw this guy under the bus big time but it backfired on her. I think they call this Karma. These traits are probably why her credit wasn't good enough to get that small loan.

She signed on the dotted line, she lost the deposit 📝

Seems like a very honest and fair guy. Not many of those kind of people left in this world. That’s what she gets for being greedy!

I have second hand embarrassment from her texting him when she didn't know.

This is one of those "leave well enough alone" situations lolololol

She’s living in a fantasy land.

That’s what she’s gets!!! Wasted that man’s time then took him to court just sick!!!

This lady was delusional. You cant stiff a company that you signed a contract with 3-4 days before the job is due to start and expect to get out of that without as a minimum being responsible for costs already accrued. As the judge stated he was being insanely generous to have offered her that cheap way out. I bet he updated his contract template after this palaver even though he did not strictly need to.

I love it when a plaintiff not only loses but then has to pay the defendant, $3520 + $1480 = $5000 A contract is binding and a deposit will be lost if you pull out, that's what a contract is and that's what a deposit is for, how on earth did she possibly think that she would win anything?...

That backfired badly.

What a good case ! Welcome to planet earth lady

It's hilarious and sad when clueless people wrongfully sue someone.

Her attorney didn’t tell her she had a good case. I don’t believe her. What a silly woman. Smh.

This man is very smart, he looks disarming but I knew she was losing because usually litigants come in and are sloppy, messy with their paperwork. He was so organized the judge had all the paperwork and evidence before he even came.This lady messed with the wrong one.

Ah, this classic case. That woman was clueless.

She is quintessential definition of “entitled.” All the people involved were many who lost work and she didn’t give a rat’s butt.

So.....is her nail salon still in business in outer space? Cuz her logic is waaaaay out there. 🙄

It's the audacity for me. Stop living a champagne lifestyle on a beer budget. She was ALLLL the way wrong.. Dude seems like a humble honest guy.. I'm glad he won.

I guarantee she uses and has used that line her whole life.."I didn't know, I wasn't told"🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

She left there just as ignorant as she was when she arrived, I wish it had cost her more!

"Thats why Im here" okay girl you just paid a lot of money to tell us to read what we sign lmfAOOOOOO

I’m sure that woman didn’t quite understand the lesson because of the way she presented herself and the final decision of the judge towards that case. She was clearly the victim in her mind.

I work in construction and I knew the plaintiff was going to lose before the case started! The plaintiff did everything right and everything he said is exactly right!

I thought he had knocked the old lady out

Justice was served!!! Pay the man!

A unique contractor; They normally aren’t this articulate, organized and straightforward!

I wish I could've seen a photo of the $17K deck

The balls on this woman, unbelievable

She was in over her head. She breached the agreement, Pay this man his money!

she's still doesn't get it she walked out of there saying that she learned the lesson that you should read the contract before signing, it had nothing to do with reading it had to do with her signing it and not fulfilling her duties. She should have said I learned that I needed to get financing before starting and signing a contract for a job!!!

Ppl watch the show enough to come on and settle a case, but obviously haven’t learned much from previous cases lol

I wonder what attorney told her she could get out of a contract, an attorney from a cereal box?

The moral of this story is the age old truth - DONT SPEND MONEY YOU DONT HAVE lady!

She admits she did not read the contract before she signed it.

You ever notice the people that actually have decks never use them

She pretends to not understand but she really does.

Most deposits are non-refundable unless stated otherwise. People are so entitled sometimes and don't care who they inconvenience!! She actually called him a bastard!

No accountability at all. Blaming him for your mistake…and he was nice as hell and very decent for trying to work with her

That ruling makes me soooo happy! Dumb people make me chuckle

she's got no case 🤦🏻‍♀️

Once you sign a contract that's it! You cannot change your mind and expect your money back. The plaintiff is ridiculous.

Hahahaha I can see this plaintiff calling the defendant after the court & saying “okay I’ll take the offer of you keeping $200, $400 for restocking then send me the rest” like she’s just not getting it 😂

🤦‍♀️ I talk to customers like her EVERYDAY she had tunnel vision. She only cared about one thing and one thing only and that was how much SHE was out. She doesn’t care about anyone but numero uno, that’s herself. She’s an idiot for not clearly thinking this lawsuit through and deserves ever single penny she has to pay the man. 💯

i think the plaintiff's main mistake is that she did not realize or know that she could be counter sued . alot of people out there think that if they lose a lawsuit against somebody then they just dont get any money but they never think about the chance that they may have to pay money or pay more money if they lose .

It was so easy to verify what he was saying, and the plaintiff didn't even try. It's hard to find a good, honest contractor. Im glad he won.

Her mission is to let people know don't sign something you don't read. Her mission should have been to get financing before signing a purchase contract, or sometimes compromise with people and work things out.

Even if she did just postpone the job until September, the job would cost even more. Prices of material goes up all the time.

now you know lady..

Was it really a finance issue or did she hear Larry, his brother Darryl and his other brother Darryl would do the job for half price. The woman just doesn't get it and she never will.

Her face this whole time is priceless.

She should have told her contractor - ok I am interested. let me line up my finances and I will reach back out to you when I have everything setup. She did a BIG NONO and signed a LEGAL BNDING CONTRACT without having her ducks in a row! Kudos to HIM for having a contract!

Her lawyer was right next to her quiet and ashamed 😂😂😂

The nerve. AND she's a "business woman!" Contracts mean something. What genius signs a contract to complete this grand of a project without having the funds? I understand getting estimates in order to plan accordingly but actually signing the contract? I wish the defendant won a larger award, the plaintiff not only affected the defendant but also the subcontractors who anticipated working on this project. Her attitude towards the defendant (who was extremely reasonable and patient) was just arrogant and entitled. But then again anyone who just ASSUMES they'll be approved for a $17,000 loan without taking the necessary steps to be sure is a very entitled and pompous person! I couldn't even stand to hear her final thoughts out in the hallway, I had to stop the video right after the decision 😩😂

I'm own a small construction business and a lady wanted her roof done so I wrote up a contract for $8500 with $4250 upon starting.. She gave me a deposit of $1250 the day of the signing leaving a $3000 balance on a starting date the next week..I ordered the materials for a deivery the next week..I always check weather and start tearing off 2 days prior than delivery.. The morning of I go there and we get the tarps out, tear off shovels, my dump truck setup, ect. The homeowner comes pulling up @7am & says don't start that she has a problem.. Well long story short she couldn't get the $ wanted $750 of the $1250 back.. I told her no way that I'm gonna be out over $2200 so we ended up going to court she tried to sue and I countersued & won a judgement for $$4500🤷

Hahaha. She expected the contractor to eat her bill. She won’t make that mistake again. Hahaha 🤣

No Ike Turner but I thought maybe he swung on her from the title.

One of the best cases EVER! Hahahahahaha

After signing a contract I schedule the work and don't bid other jobs for that block of time. When customers back out my employees and I don't make any money. I try to work with people as much as possible.

A contract generally stipulates what is expected to be done, how it is to be done, when it is to be completed, and how much it costs. There doesn’t need to be a cancellation stipulation in a contract. The consensus is that the one who cancels faces the appropriate penalties as the US law deems.

Once you sign that contract, you're obligated to follow through. Unless stated otherwise, but there will be consequences.

X amount of time to cancel Yep many States do offer that. It's 2 days

The plaintiff is lucky Doug wasn’t outside waiting to interview her 😆😆😆😆😆

"I didn't know" isn't an excuse in an attempt to collect money. I'm so glad the defendant won. Judge MM's father was a contractor, sooooo don't think you can get away with trying to play the ignorance card and win....

She has bad business practices. That’s why she’s a business owner that can’t get financing for a deck.

And that, my friends, is what we call being hoisted by your own petard.

I love when people in the comments literally repeat what the judge says. Wow, you’re so smart…RU-vid law degrees. 👩‍🎓 👨‍⚖️

This contractor had his stuff together. 👏👏 I love that.

If she is business person god help her clients

The reason for a deposit is exactly this. 🤣 he was gonna let her off with 650 I’d of kept the lot no discussion…

As a business woman herself, she should have known better. I can't walk Into her salon, let her start working on my nails then changed my mind. She will wanna get paid something for her work. How the man start doing the work going around and u want EVERY penny back? Smh

People flake on contracts all the time, but the most shocking part here is that she thinks she can sue him for it! He offered her $653 for him to F off and rather than take that, or even just flake again and pay him nothing, she sues him! Outrageous behavior.

It’s very scary what people thought process is these days. No wonder the country screwed up. Lots of people rather put them selfs first than be fair with others even when they are wrong

How do you wanna enforce or use loopholes on a contract you’re in breach of? Then was nasty/ snarky about it cus she felt she was in the right. She got what she deserved. It’s not abt READING (although you always should) it’s abt being held accountable. I enjoyed this one.