8/12/2019 Case 2. the Cellphones

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CASE 2- THE CELLPHONES http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNrwd8X3jeA The plainti! !ue the de"endant claimin# they won ane$ay auction "ortwo cellphone! but% a"ter payin# the amount they bid "or the phone!%the de"endant !ent two picture! o" phone!.Note: If you choose this case, ignore the part where Judge Judy scoldsthe woman for not having a job and not being smart. Auctions& 'uba!ta!Defamatory comments& (omentario! deni#rante!Compensated& (ompen!ado!Bidder& )icitadorScam& e!ta"a *!lan#+Scammer& e!ta"adorFae money orders& env,o! de dinero "al!o!

-le#id uno de lo! cuatro ca!o! y% trabajando en pareja!% haced unre!umen en in!"#s del mi!mo% indicando:& uiene! !on la! parte!

& u reclama el demandante

& (uale! !on lo! hecho! m0! relevante! del ca!o

& 1or 2u !e opone el demandado

& u decide ud#e udy y por 2u

4ntentad utili5ar el mayor n6mero de trmino! jur,dico! po!ible!. Tendren cuenta la calidad de vue!tro in#l!% la claridad de la redacci7n y elu!o de trmino! jur,dico!. (ada ca!o punt6a !obre 9 !alvo el primero%2ue punt6a !obre 8.

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 The plainti! are 'hannon and arenAnn >avenport% mother anddau#hter. They bid !ucce!!"ully "or two cellphone! in -bay% an auctionweb!ite. $oth auction! were run by the de"endant% elli il@in!. They are!uin# the !eller o" the !aid cellphone! becau!e they con!idered theadverti!ement on the web wa! a !cam. There"ore% the plainti! a!@ to becompen!ated "or thi! "raud.

 They !pent a total amount o" BCD "or what the plainti! thou#ht wouldbe two telephone!. 4n the ori#inal adverti!ement on the web% the phy!icalcharacteri!tic! o" the item! were de!cribed. A"ter the purcha!e% all they

received wa! an envelope with two !heet! o" paper containin# picture! o" cellphone!. <bviou!ly% they did not match what they had received in themail.

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 The plainti called the de"endantE! hu!band in order to complain and a!@"or her money bac@. ;e !tated that what !he had received wa! what !hehad paid "or and than@ed her "or the !hoppin# !pree. il@in! hu!band!u##e!ted to ta@e the ca!e to court. ;owever% it i! elli who wentbecau!e the -bay auction wa! on her name and !he "elt re!pon!ible "orit.

<n her de"ence% elli il@in! !ay! that the adverti!ement clearly !tatedFthi! i! "or a photo onlyG% but ud#e udy accu!e! her o" bein# anoutra#eou! per!on% a !cammer and a thie". A"ter >avenport a!@ed "or hermoney bac@% elli "elt hara!!ed and po!ted comment! on the !iteclaimin# they were !cam arti!t! "rom Ni#eria becau!e they had !ent "a@emoney order!.

 The >avenport! notiHed -bay about the !ituaton immediately. The ca!ewa! turned over to the attorney #eneral% and the local police departmentwa! inve!ti#atin# three other ca!e! a#ain!t the il@in! at that moment. The jud#eE! deci!ion i! that the de"endant mu!t compen!ated theplainti "or the amount o" I%999.