Date

Attended

Name and
Location of Court


Plaintiffs Name and
Short Summary of the
case

Defendants Name and
Short Summary of the
Defense Case

Judges Decision with an explanation as to why the Judge ruled this
way. If the judge does not give a reason, find the appropriate
reasoning in your text and use that along with your studies thus far
in the class.


8/31/14


Salt Lake City
Justice Court
333 S. 200 E.
Salt Lake City,
Utah 84114

Plaintiffs name is
Lessor. Plaintiff is
suing McCarthy for
draining her deceased
partner (Faye
Jensens) bank
account.


Defendants name is
McCarthy. McCarthy
claims that she didnt
know the money was
coming from Jensens
account. The accounts
got mixed up by
mistake as a result of a
Mountain America
Credit Union merger.


Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $8,092. Damages to the
plaintiff include compensation for the money that was misplaced
and a bank service fee. Judge explained that since no criminal
charges had been brought against McCarthy it was not necessary
for her to prove her innocence in small claims proceedings;
however, McCarthy did use and benefit from the money. This
judgment aligns with what we learned in class because the plaintiff
was injured by the defendant who benefitted at the expense of the
plaintiff. The judge awarded compensatory damages to try and put
the plaintiff back in the position that she was in financially before
She was injured by the defendants actions.


8/31/14

Salt Lake City
Justice Court

Plaintiffs name is
Lightfoot

Defendants name is
Botema

Judge asks the parties if they would prefer to mediate. The parties
decide to mediate and step outside of the courtroom to discuss their
case with the on-site mediator.


8/31/14


Salt Lake City
Justice Court

Plaintiff is Bostwick
and Price. Legal
partnership is suing
Martinez for unpaid
legal services.

Defendant is Bonita
Martinez. She is a
lawyer herself and
needed the assistance
of Bostwick and Price
in a divorce case.


Default judgment for the plaintiff for past services rendered and
accrued interest. Plaintiff was able to demonstrate more likely than
not reasoning by unpaid invoices and e-mails that were sent to the
defendant.


8/31/14

Salt Lake City
Justice Court

Plaintiff is Cookie
Tree. VanSickles who
paid Cookie Tree with
a bad check.


Defendant is Kelly
and Brad VanSickle

Default judgment for the plaintiff for services rendered and
bounced check fee. Plaintiff proved more likely than not reasoning
by bringing in bank statements and fees records.