i m norah o donnell in our nation s capitol. good night. judge judy: that s the dress that he made for you? yes, your honor. announcer: this bride was bursting at the seams. i kept telling him i needed spandex cause i m a heavyset person. when i looked at it, i m like, it don t even have a shape to fit me. judge judy: she let you know that the dress had to have a little give to it. yes. judge judy: i just have to see. announcer: and after closer examination, this dressmaker still won t give an inch. my job first is to just take the measurements. judge judy: no, no, no, no, no. announcer: judge judy. you are about to enter the courtroom of you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution wadell newman is suing dressmaker corey mckinney for the return of money he paid for a wedding dress and punitive damages. byrd: order! all rise! your honor, this is case number
180 on the calendar in the matter of newman vs. mckinney. judge judy: thank you. byrd: you re welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. ladies, have a seat, please. judge judy: mr. newman, you want your money back from the defendant, who made a wedding dress for your wife. and the crux of your complaint is that not only it wasn t exactly what you wanted, or what your wife wanted, but that it was so poorly made that it didn t fit her. it wasn t a custom-made dress. that s correct, your honor. judge judy: not only do you want your money back you want a whole bunch of other nonsense, which you re not gonna get. you want aggravation and stress and the cost of the new dress because you didn t use the dress that the defendant made, so we re gonna restrict your claim to what you paid the defendant. okay. judge judy: now, how did you find the defendant? well, your honor, myself and my wife, felicia here, we got married july 30th of this past year. and we
hope you have judge judy: that s the dress that he made for you? yes, your honor. announcer: this bride was bursting at the seams. i kept telling him i needed spandex cause i m a heavyset person. when i looked at it, i m like, it don t even have a shape to fit me. judge judy: she let you know that the dress had to have a little give to it. yes. judge judy: i just have to see. announcer: and after closer examination, this dressmaker still won t give an inch. my job first is to just take the measurements. judge judy: no, no, no, no, no. announcer: judge judy. you are about to enter the courtroom of you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution wadell newman is suing dressmaker corey mckinney for the return of money he paid for a wedding dress and punitive damages. byrd: order! all rise! your honor, this is case number 180 on the calendar in the matter of newman vs. mckinney. judge judy: than