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    How to Lose Your Case in Small Claims Court

    by H. Dennis Beaver, Esq., Attorney at Law, Author of "You and the Law" Jan 10, 2020 4 minutes

    The closest thing that most of us will ever come to meeting a Judge Judy is by suing or being sued in small claims court.

    Having served as a pro tem judge in small claims court, I learned that, next to being stopped by a traffic officer and getting a ticket, this is the typical way most people see our legal system in action. Plaintiffs and defendants each hope for a judge who knows the law, listens and that the other party will badly screw up their presentation in court.

    Unfortunately, in the case that I will now describe, from reviewing the exhibits and listening to the entire proceedings, an ill-informed judge and a scatterbrained defendant led to an unjust verdict. Don't let this happen to you.

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