Judge Judy Season 20

Landlords accuse former tenants of squatting and owing for rent, then the tenants sue for water damage.

A member of a riding club accuses the woman who boarded her horses of starving them and leaving them in harm’s way during a tornado; when a Boston Terrier is allegedly attacked by a a neighbor’s large dogs, the dogs’ owner blames a bear for the damages.

When a woman accuses a couple of stealing her dogs, death threats, animal abuse and retaliation come into play.

In the middle of the night, a young boy steals car keys and goes on a joy ride that ends in a crash that flips the SUV he was driving and hits three other cars; a woman claims her motorcycle was illegally repossessed; the woman who sold it to her claims she lied about who was riding it.

A pet owner who claims it was too difficult to muzzle his friend’s dog because his hand was injured by a rattlesnake bite is sued for another dog’s injuries; while borrowing a friend’s car, a woman gets a ticket for a broken tail light and expects her friend to pay for it, the Judge sets her straight.

A woman says her partying neighbor shot off fireworks that hit her house and damaged her roof; she claims he may have been out to get her; a woman sues her estranged sister-in-law for the cost of clothes she purchased for her brother; when a young man wants to tell the entire story of his doomed relationship, the Judge reminds him of her narrative preferences as they relate to her age.

When two motorists collide at an intersection, both claim they have insurance; when the Judge makes a phone call, she discovers the truth; a teenager accuses former friends of stealing her horse then turning around and selling it for $100.

A mother and her teenage son fight with the pastor who cared for their recently deceased family member over custody of a television set; a woman accuses the father of her 20-year-old son of owing for his medical bills.

A make-up artist’s trip to Hong Kong is shrouded in suspicions of drug use, rehab and sneaky surveillance when an ex-roommates call it quits; a woman shields her young niece from a Pit Bull’s vicious attack but suffers 13 stitches, staples and surgery in the process.

A woman accuses her friend of 30 years of stealing the cash she gave him to pay for her property tax; he insists that he made the payment; a man accused of violating a restraining order claims he paid back a loan by sharing his pain medication with the lender; a woman sues her late mother’s neighbor for an unpaid personal loan; her neighbor says she paid in full by doing errands for her.