He had no intentions of fixing it, His attitude and the his answers says it all

@madmemadhouseme4885

2 жыл бұрын

He was planning to fix it when she paid him to do it.

@Anglynn74

2 жыл бұрын

he was going to and couldn't until he had an opening, but that wasn't a more dram,atic enough answer for them. remember, this is television, drama sells, he didn't deliver. If she has cancer then a concrete slab is the least of her worries. I care for my husband with cancer & there isn't one contractor screw up that would get me this upset. Rock salt cracked it, he didn't deliver on the drama, judge had to scream & yell to give good tv

@chrispellicci6587

2 жыл бұрын

He was waiting for her to die first

He has no cares. Whatsoever. His answers, or lack thereof and attitude just blew me away. He didn't even flinch when the judge called him a jerk.

@Irod567

2 жыл бұрын

Judges resorting to name calling? That was totally unprofessional on her part.

@peryole

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not defending his actions, but he just looked like a broken man that had enough with life, I've seen arrogance and that look wasn't it, that was depression, regret, and an overall feed up with life face. He's lost like a kid that has everything taken away, he's numb and doesn't know peace. His actions were horrible but don't kick a downed dog. He looks like he has nothing left to lose.

@mamathemeat

2 жыл бұрын

@@Irod567 it’s television kol

The guy is going through something. His entire demeanor screams depression. It doesn’t excuse the way he treated her, but there’s something bad going on with the guy. He has the given up on life attitude.

@user-jb1tw3qi6d

5 ай бұрын

Hes going thru something????? YES HER MONEY

@WWRNC

5 ай бұрын

@@user-jb1tw3qi6d Yeah, I know. I stated it wasn’t an excuse.

@user-jb1tw3qi6d

5 ай бұрын

@@WWRNC like who gives a shit what hes going thru. What person isnt???????? I didnt sse him return half the money or fix it

@WWRNC

5 ай бұрын

@@user-jb1tw3qi6d I agree. I was just making an observation.

@joemancurreri6635

Күн бұрын

you are 100% correct'

I seen why his business went under. He should be ashamed of himself and he still didnt get why he was wrong!.

@lutherwhitley

2 жыл бұрын

He didn't care that what he did was wrong, It was all about him period. Hopefully his business is gone and everyone knows what a crook he is so they don't get fucked over by him..

Everyone, in case you're confused... He was going to fix it. LOL

@DH-dl3ll

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@xman4328

Жыл бұрын

He is no longer licensed so he is not even allowed to fix it..

I love when the loser say something slick at the end then walk the wrong direction 😭😭😂

@mcicalese58

2 жыл бұрын

me too

@bigplanner

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@arir9325

2 жыл бұрын

LMFAO 😂 the funniest thing ever and they really be thinking they did something to lol which in return makes it ten times funnier

I wanted to take a shot every time that dude said “I was going to fix it”. At that point you’re a grown adult or should be. Wish people would take more accountability but then again we wouldn’t have “the peoples court”🙈

@callumsmall1315

2 жыл бұрын

Not everyone has the same level of decorum of others, he was being sued and clearly didn’t care, what else is going to happen

The defendant looks like a young Walter Matthau.

Oh my gosh.... that was unreal, I wonder what in the world would cause that concrete to disintegrate like that? He took the money and ran.

@peryole

2 жыл бұрын

You’d be surprised, it was def a bad batch though.

@lindarocks209

2 жыл бұрын

@@peryole would think a professional would have noticed a bad batch of mix.

@peryole

2 жыл бұрын

@@lindarocks209 I used to design cement as an engineer and I couldn't tell a bad batch until after I would condition it and I looked at the stuff all day long, I'm not defending him, but none of them would have known until after it dried or cured. Sure I knew that certain ingredients added or missing would give a useless batch but sometimes I wouldn't be the one mixing the ingredients or be there for the mixing.

@Klw2010

2 жыл бұрын

@@lindarocks209 even if he did, he has no care in the world

@allenwallace9062

Жыл бұрын

The concrete was placed to dry. The workers didn't have time to finish it so they threw water on top to reconstitute the concrete. This creates two different pieces of concrete and the freeze thaw cycle through the winter will pop the top off. I have 33 years experience

Someone who use a sledgehammer to break up the old concrete should have been fired instantly, and she watch him use the sledgehammer for week. Cheap bastard couldn't go rent a jackhammer for 150.00 a day.

He said he was to busy to go fix it but closed down due to lack of business during that same time period.

I worked concrete 33 years. Looking at photos, I would bet I know what happened. First red flag is they took a week to remove the old concrete and they used sledge hammers. A skid loader with a breaker could do the job in a half hour. They poured in August. I doubt they were experienced masons by the way they demoed old slab. They did not add enough water on site, poured way too dry, and in order to finish they threw a lot of water on top of the concrete to work up slurry to make it look good. That creates two different pieces of concrete. The freeze thaw cycle through the winter will pop the top off the slab. Salt will damage concrete the first 6 months.

@raycurry4168

Жыл бұрын

You should contact her and go and do it RIGHT!

@TenieceCoulverson3686

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the thorough explanation,

@allenwallace9062

Жыл бұрын

I retired

I was waiting on that I’m a daughter and sister of a contractor line

My concrete driveway is as old as the house, 26 years old, and it's in great shape. 26 years as opposed to a few months, unbelievable.

He thought she'd be dead by September. He's despicable.

@user-mh4so7rf1r

2 ай бұрын

Yep he was gonna wait her out

whoa!..you go judge M!!!

As wrong as the Defendant was I feel bad for him. He must be struggling with something in his life…He seems broken..

@saramichele7366

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@raycurry4168

Жыл бұрын

Who cares ...he had her $$$ and did not make "good' on his work!

@notyours1612

Жыл бұрын

@@raycurry4168 you must be a miserable person to be around

I’m in the minority for this, I know, but I kind of felt bad watching the defendant. His eyes were sad like something was going on with him and he was numb to everything being thrown at him. That said, he does owe the money and the judgement was fair.

@Sweetpea1128

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing. He looked so sad and depressed. I wished the judge had asked him about it.

@Anglynn74

2 жыл бұрын

yup, he looks depressed for sure. they wanted him to give good drama for tv, so the judge had to scream & yell or it wouldn't have the ratings.

@ceedee1675

2 жыл бұрын

I felt bad too. He meant to do it in 6 months, I wonder if he suffered a life event? It doesn't excuse his actions but might explain why.

@peryole

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, he was def depressed, may have lost his business.

@Sweetpea1128

2 жыл бұрын

@@peryole Yes, I thought the same thing. Some people, including the judge, may have thought he was being sullen or a smart-ass, but I thought he seemed hopeless…like this lawsuit was just one more kick in the pants.

My husband and I learned the hard way what ice melting salt can do to concrete 😓. By time spring came our sidewalk and steps looked like someone attacked them with a sledgehammer. Concrete that has lasted for almost as long as we had been a live, in perfect condition completely ruined within a few months. That's when an older neighbor told us why we should not use salt, smh. We now only use salts that say it's safe for concrete and pets.

@mcicalese58

2 жыл бұрын

That's right.

@Channel-JJ

2 жыл бұрын

Why are you putting salt on your pets, are they snow bunny's? 😁

@a.konadu4010

2 жыл бұрын

Same thing happened to me. My son put rock salt on our concrete. I didn't even call the guy who did it because I knew it was our fault.

@kaykepop4084

2 жыл бұрын

@@Channel-JJ No, lol. The salt can burn or irritate an animals paws.

@Channel-JJ

2 жыл бұрын

@@kaykepop4084 I know that, it was a joke.

Being that I was from Staten Island I know she should have called Sarcone Masonry they are the absolute best.

His demeanor is like that grumpy old man on Dennis the menace 😂

oh gee, I feel sorry for this guy because his business was so busy and successful that he both couldn't fit the plaintiff into his busy schedule, yet he also went out of business. Clever trick that one. Of course he joins that long, long line of businesses who have gone out of business because they are so successful. /s. Judge was right - he is a jerk, as well as a lousy liar.

@milfinu

2 жыл бұрын

He should have just went with the Chewbaca defense

@xman4328

Жыл бұрын

If this case stayed in their local court,, he would have just included the judgement in his bankruptcy. good thing the show pays all judgements..

No shame at all.

This guys a perfect candidate to be a contractor for Lowes in Ohio! He would make their grade!

He should have fixed it and he could have gone after the concrete company if his claim is they gave him bad concrete.

@mcicalese58

2 жыл бұрын

After 8 months? The concrete company would have laughed him out of the office.

@peryole

2 жыл бұрын

@@mcicalese58 not true. Yes, there are bad batches of cement, I used to design the stuff, if it didn’t survive seasons, and looked like that, it was bad. Cement companies keep samples of batches, they’d know if it was bad but won’t say unless you go after them. Salt would destroy cement, but not like that.

This problem is called Spalding,it happens when you spray to much water on the top of drying concrete.

@JamieM470

2 жыл бұрын

So that makes the defendants excuse (I don't make the concrete, I just pour it) even worse! He screwed it up himself! I was wondering about that, because a good concrete driveway should last at least 20 years. Not one year. The judge was right. He's a jerk.

You tell him Judge Milian! That scammer! Sad.

I don't even know the defendant is breathing. He either doesn't care or he's lying. Or just damn lazy.

"I did have a contractor's license but no longer do". I knew he was a corrupt amoral sob right then. I really don't believe that the defendant ever had a legit contractor's license but rather just told people that he did & everyone just took him at his word. This guy has no conscience or moral compass & I guarantee you that if he really did have a business but now no longer does, it's not due to lack of business through his doors but because the authorities shut him down. This individual just embarrassed himself as well as his entire family on national television.

The defendant is almost catatonic with apathy.

What he did was completely wrong.. but he just looked so sad. Like he was on the verge of crying. I’m definitely an empath. I can’t help it. 🤷‍♀️

@WarGrowlmon18

Жыл бұрын

While this guy was in the wrong, not all contractors are in this kind of situation. My dad's a contractor and a good one. A year and a half ago, he got into a similar situation with a customer who has proven to be a complete NUTJOB!!! When she first complained, she called drunk so he didn't take her seriously at first. When she called again later, he agreed to fix the supposed problem and sent her all of the paperwork with regards to that. Having watched all of these court shows, I'm always telling him to make sure that's in order. She complained MONTHS LATER so he had to fit her into his schedule rather than just returning immediately. He had other jobs to take care of at that point, this wasn't something that happened 2 days after the job ended, it was more like 2 to 3 MONTHS later. The Friday before he was scheduled to return (and he has all of the emails and stuff to her to prove that he was returning and she knew about it), she suddenly files all sorts of complaints against him and no longer wants him to fix the supposed problem. She just kept escalating the issue. The only thing that came of the complaints was that he was told to modify his contracts a bit, get some extra signatures or something like that. Her demands kept getting more and more ridiculous and then suddenly, she contacts him and is like "will you come back and fix this now???" On the advice of his lawyer, he refused because after MONTHS of hell, he wanted nothing more to do with her and he didn't trust her not to suddenly change her mind again and try to have him arrested for trespassing or something like that when he showed up. She then had a lawyer send a demand letter directly to him (which violated her supposed to contact only his lawyer) for an absurd amount of money which he of course refused and pointed out the violation about. We haven't heard from her since. HOPEFULLY that was the end of it given how long it's been. The only thing that my dad can think is that some other contractor who wanted the job probably got into her head about this and made her think that he did something wrong. This is a customer that he had done NUMEROUS jobs for in the past, not a stranger. She had even recommended him to other people over the years. She was ALSO his mother's best friend who had known him for literally all of his life.

At the end, he said he was going to fix it and then immediately he went the wrong way. Looks like he's got a problem going anywhere right!

6:50 lol her smirk💀

This guy is beaten down, you can see the misery in his eyes.

The defendant has to be really depressed or something.. something is up

Looks like from the pictures. He didn't float it . Also I believe he didn't use any reinforcement rods. The slab isn't even smooth.

@NicoleWood-mn2gg

3 ай бұрын

Rebar doesn't stop cracking only spreading.

This case boils down to an incompetent contractor which the defendant is but aside from that I can tell he's going through alot not talked about here. I feel is pain.

@manthony777

2 жыл бұрын

He looks very depressed. I agree Adrian

@Banker88

2 жыл бұрын

He thought she would be dead in 6 months

@kirstenkook5634

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Fribee83

2 жыл бұрын

He's going through a lot because he's a horrible contractor. I know it's hard for you to understand living in a weird bubble, but if you're not good as a contractor, you won't be recommended by people and your negative reviews online will mean people won't hire you. If you're looking for a contractor and there are a dozen with five stars and then one with one star, would you think "Lemme hire that one star"? At the end of the day, it doesn't matter if they're going through something if they take someones money and do shitty work while having them wait. It's why his company is gone, he's horrible at his job.

@Anglynn74

2 жыл бұрын

@@Banker88 more like he was hoping he'd be dead soon. I don't think she's on his mind at all, other things are obviously, I wish him well. they probably threw rock salt down which EATS concrete but the judge from florida might not know this obviously.

just glad she wasnt in a hoa bc she most of likely would of lost her home over this :(

“Maybe you should have GONE there!” That part! Lol

7:50 - The Judge channeling Chris Carter .. " C'mon Man ! "

I would love to find out who this contractor was. I'd like to see how many lawsuits he had against him for shoddy work.

Ohhhhh yesss... SUPER WOMAN...BRING IT ON! Im' still laughing. "YOU'RE A JERK" EXCELLENT ...i gotta say this one is my favourite!

I bet he is setting up another business with a different name. Contractors do this so they can escape bad business practices.

He said that business was slowing down at the time he did the slab, then the business closed 6 months later after the plaintiff called about the crumbling slab. Sad.

There is something medically wrong with this guy, his demeanour shouts severe depression and suicide, I hope he is alright...

I don’t think he was going to fix anything, he was was waiting to go out of business. The guy outside has no idea what he’s talking about though. I was a cement engineer, I designed, tested and conditioned cement that could later become concrete and yes, the dirty contractor is correct, he really has no control over a bad batch, but he was avoiding her, he didn’t want to dig up the bad batch, but that’s something him and the cement company would have had to deal with.

Legend has it he’s still on his way to go fix it 😂

He literally is a man of a few words! He’s is a huge jerk!

I'm pretty disappointed with myself watching people acting poorly... I can't stop.

@heidicrimmings9615

6 ай бұрын

😮

While this guy was in the wrong, not all contractors are in this kind of situation. My dad's a contractor and a good one. A year and a half ago, he got into a similar situation with a customer who has proven to be a complete NUTJOB!!! When she first complained, she called drunk so he didn't take her seriously at first. When she called again later, he agreed to fix the supposed problem and sent her all of the paperwork with regards to that. Having watched all of these court shows, I'm always telling him to make sure that's in order. She complained MONTHS LATER so he had to fit her into his schedule rather than just returning immediately. He had other jobs to take care of at that point, this wasn't something that happened 2 days after the job ended, it was more like 2 to 3 MONTHS later. The Friday before he was scheduled to return (and he has all of the emails and stuff to her to prove that he was returning and she knew about it), she suddenly files all sorts of complaints against him and no longer wants him to fix the supposed problem. She just kept escalating the issue. The only thing that came of the complaints was that he was told to modify his contracts a bit, get some extra signatures or something like that. Her demands kept getting more and more ridiculous and then suddenly, she contacts him and is like "will you come back and fix this now???" On the advice of his lawyer, he refused because after MONTHS of hell, he wanted nothing more to do with her and he didn't trust her not to suddenly change her mind again and try to have him arrested for trespassing or something like that when he showed up. She then had a lawyer send a demand letter directly to him (which violated her supposed to contact only his lawyer) for an absurd amount of money which he of course refused and pointed out the violation about. We haven't heard from her since. HOPEFULLY that was the end of it given how long it's been. The only thing that my dad can think is that some other contractor who wanted the job probably got into her head about this and made her think that he did something wrong. This is a customer that he had done NUMEROUS jobs for in the past, not a stranger. She had even recommended him to other people over the years. She was ALSO his mother's best friend who had known him for literally all of his life.

6:50 Her face at him 😂💀💀

“I was going to fix it. “. Well the judge fixed him.

Jeeze these people needed a coffee enema before they came to court. Whole damn episode needed one.

He looks like Charles Bronson a bit.

I was going to fix it, if i could get $5.00 for every time he said...I was going to fix it, I could sit on my Ass and do absolutely nothing 😂😂 he wasn't going to fix it, if he was he would've..he sounds so nonchalant

Even his clothes look sad

defendant was gonna fix it LMAO

Its no wonder he went out of business.. his attitude sucks and he's not very professional. Although I guess he could have been going through something but thats still no reason to be unprofessional. Also no reason to leave the lady hanging. Even if he had to pay someone else to do it.

guys i think he is going to fix it , but let me watch the video again.

Any contractor who does fair to decent work should have no problem getting customers.. I wonder how many complaints and lawsuits he has dealt with before losing his license and closing his business...

Pete definitely doesn't have a license. Period.

He kept on saying “ I was going to fix it “.. that’s not the point HALF A FREAKING YEAR you ask her to wait ‼️

He deserved every bit of that tongue lashing. Not only does the show pay out the judgement owed to the plaintiff, they are also paid an appearance fee, along with their flight and hotel. So, in exchange for all of that, it was very satisfying to see him being called out for his appalling business practice, not to mention shoddy as hell concrete job.

No, going and doing are two things

Genuine question here! Why do people say that don’t want there last name mentioned but yet they are on tv?

@ericrivera8410

2 жыл бұрын

Because people can dox you of they know your name

Now we know why he's going out of business!

Poor guy, He didn't supply the concrete but should have had some comeback against the supplier. Looks like he has just given up.

I was gonna fix the concrete, but I got high.....

Name calling? That's an impartial judge who blindly enforces the law?

The defendant should have brought a bottle of KY to court with him cause JM really reamed him. He 100% deserved it to.

He is right, though you can't put salt on concrete. NO CONCRETE....It will looK like this and no concrete company will fix it free, but usually the concrete contractor tells the homeowner absolutely no salt.

Sending love out y’all

@davidellis5141

2 жыл бұрын

Send lawyers , guns & money .. 💰

@reignbeauxxx

2 жыл бұрын

I got a lot more love than I do money lol

@KrazeeClark

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidellis5141 Aaaaaoooooooohhh......Werewolves of London. 😆

@davidellis5141

2 жыл бұрын

@@KrazeeClark 😆 The Z Man !

@heatherblevins4441

2 жыл бұрын

Love to you:)

That defendant... what a sad, embarrassing excuse for a human being.

So he closed his business down because there was not enough work, but he was so busy that he couldn't make it back to her house for six months. Another poster said the guy might have depression, which actually could be the case. In any event I'm glad plaintiff got her money back. She was the innocent victim here.

7:12 it seems they're upset he didn't give a more dramatic answer. There is no concrete that can handle rock salt. doesn't happen. Sounds like they wanted a dramatic scene, didn't get it and finished it themselves by having the judge scream & yell.

I can tell you that the defendant is lying through his teeth by just listening to the very first words he said, that he has a license or he had a license I don't think he ever had a license and I don't think he's a contractor I think he's a handyman

I will say rock salt is absolutely terrible on concrete and that is exactly the damage that I'm seeing in the pictures there are other de-icers that will not do such damage

How was he SO busy if he went out of business? JM is right, anyone that could take advantage of a widower that has cancer is just a rotten human!

@raycurry4168

Жыл бұрын

She is a widow...not a widower.

There's no concrete that resist salt or calcium- milk will eat concrete- But this guy is a jerk, that's why he's going out of business!

I worked for a builder that did a large concrete job and we found out that there different additives to concrete and on one job after putting down new concrete about a month they brought in pea gravel put it on the new concrete and it left rust stain

....And he wonders why his business....went out of business.

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Im not a pro concrete guy but it looks to me that the guy forgot to cure the concrete.

His company is closing for not enough business but he is not saying the name of it for privacy? He doesn't have a license all of a sudden?

That concrete wasn't properly finished

he is right . he doesn’t make the concrete

8:48 Death by a thousand cuts sometimes ? LOL I would have said there's 10 million ways to die *CHOOSE ONE !*

I don’t care! I will watch me some People’s Court!

I could see right through his eyes, no soul. Or empathy for the lady.

He’s a lucky jerk. This case being selected for the peoples court allows him to keep the $2000 anyway. Go on TV, get a brow beating by the judge, keep 2k in your pocket.

لقد كان عمله غير متقن لهدا انهار

I immediately do not like the Defendant !!

JM sounds have made him punitive damages of at least half of what the plaintiff was asking for!

But I was gonna fix it…smh

Maybe this guy is GOING out of business because he doesn’t know what he is DOING.😊

This Guy is clueless, and an embarrassment to himself!

He just stole the Lady money

Sick hunter 10

I was sick for eight months and couldn't go outside to check his work. I'm sure you had someone helping you (friend or relative). They couldn't check the guys work? Take a picture or two and show you? Am I missing something here?

Unless the customer gave him the materials and said use this. He's the one who decided what materials to use. He is responsible. This is like a butcher selling bad meat and saying well, I just cut the meat, it's not my fault if it's bad.