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A Friendship and a Motorcycle Deal
Mr. Goodfellow and Mr. Gunion had been friends for about 15 years.
Their friendship faced a challenge over a motorcycle and a financial arrangement.
Mr. Gunion's dog needed expensive surgery.
This occurred in late March or early April of last year.
Mr. Goodfellow provided $1,200 to Mr. Gunion for the surgery.
This was part of an agreement for Mr. Gunion to purchase Mr. Goodfellow's motorcycle.
The agreed price for the motorcycle was $3,000.
Mr. Gunion was to make payments to Mr. Goodfellow.
Mr. Goodfellow's initial plan was to hold the title until all payments were complete.
The Title Complication
After the deal was made, Mr. Gunion pushed hard to get all the paperwork from Mr. Goodfellow.
Mr. Goodfellow admitted he had not re-registered the motorcycle in his own name.
The motorcycle was still titled in the name of the original owner, Ron.
This meant that when Mr. Goodfellow "sold" the motorcycle to Mr. Gunion, it was not legally in his name.
Mr. Goodfellow presented the original title from Ron.
Ron had signed it over to Mr. Goodfellow.
He also showed a registration dated after the sale, from when he and Ron went in.
Mr. Goodfellow also provided a bill of sale from Ron.
This bill of sale showed a price of $500 on March 29, 2018.
Mr. Goodfellow also had a Washington State Inspection permit.
This permit was done to make the bike legal.
Mr. Gunion's New Title
Despite Mr. Goodfellow holding Ron's original title, Mr. Gunion obtained a new title.
This new title was issued in Mr. Gunion's name in July 2018.
This action by Mr. Gunion became a significant point of contention.
It raised questions about the payment timeline.
It also raised questions about Mr. Gunion's motivations.
Disputed Payments Begin
Mr. Gunion claimed he made his first payment two weeks after the initial deposit.
He stated this payment was $60.
This would have been around April 3rd or 4th.
He claimed a second payment of $400 was made around April 18th.
Both of these payments were allegedly made in cash.
Mr. Gunion admitted he did not receive a receipt for these cash payments.
He stated they "shook hands."
Judge Judy expressed disbelief about these unproven cash payments.
Mr. Gunion claimed subsequent payments of $300 and $200.
These were allegedly made two weeks after the previous payments.
Lack of Early Payment Proof
Judge Judy asked Mr. Gunion for proof of these payments.
Mr. Gunion presented bank withdrawals.
He stated these withdrawals were copied from his bank account.
He claimed they showed withdrawals every two weeks for specific amounts.
However, the withdrawals did not specify the purpose of the money.
Judge Judy examined the bank withdrawal evidence.
She found no evidence of withdrawals in April, May, June, or July.
This contradicted Mr. Gunion's claim of early payments.
The first payment Mr. Gunion could show was a cash withdrawal of $315 in August 2018.
Another withdrawal for $300 was also in August 2018.
The Timing of the New Title
Judge Judy noted that Mr. Gunion re-titled the motorcycle in his name in July 2018.
This was before the first bank withdrawal evidence of payments.
She pointed out that Mr. Gunion's evidence showed payments starting after he had re-titled the bike.
Judge Judy inferred that Mr. Gunion did not pay anything in April, May, June, or July.
She suggested he re-titled the bike because Mr. Goodfellow was bothering him for money.
She concluded that Mr. Gunion did not pay him during those months.
Mr. Goodfellow's Account of Payments
Mr. Goodfellow initially stated that Mr. Gunion made no payments after the initial $1,200.