Two members of the Gator Nation will square-off over a party foul on national TV today in a pre-recorded episode of "Judge Joe Brown."
Felipe Martinez, 21, successfully sued Chris Carlo, 23, in the judge's California courtroom for $2,872 in damages to his '98 Chrysler Concorde. Martinez attends UF, and Carlo is a former student.
On Jan. 23, the defendant, Carlo showed up to Martinez's birthday party uninvited. Carlo got drunk, climbed onto Martinez's Chrysler and stomped, breaking the windshield and leaving flip-flop prints on the black car's hood, according to a press release.
After going to small claims court in Alachua County, Martinez decided to take the case to Judge Brown to claim $2,872 in damages.
Carlo remembers nothing of the event and said Martinez exaggerated the costs of repairing the car, according to the release. The show paid for the damages, which is partially why the litigants decided to participate, Martinez said.
After all the conflict, Martinez reports there are no hard feelings.
"It's no big deal," Martinez said. "We can all make mistakes when we get drunk. I am not going to hold a grudge."
The show will air on Gainesville's (Fox) Channel 30 at 3 p.m.
