You be the Judge (Paperback, Warner Books ed)

Read about the case.
Render your verdict.
Then test it against the real decision...

COURT TV YOU BE THE JUDGE

100 Incredible, Provocative,
and Fascinating Real-life Cases

A drug dealer gets shot in a hotel's parking lot—is the hotel liable?

Do workers have a right to organize—when they're illegal aliens?

Can the KKK march in New York City—where there's a law against congregating in masks?

YOU BE THE JUDGE!

Here is Court TV's riveting compilation of one hundred actual court cases, ranging from the silly to the serious, the outrageous to the offensive, historic to present day. Test your knowledge of law and order, then bang the gavel and judge for yourself—how would you rule? Check your verdicts against the courts' and decide: Was justice served, is it blind-or just nearsighted? All rise, court is in session!

• A woman sued her former fiancé when he broke off the engagement, claiming the emotional pain of it sent her into therapy and kept her from working. Does this jilted lovebird deserve compensation?
• An HIV-positive California man with little faith in western medicine grew marijuana in his backyard to alleviate his pain. Was his use of an illegal drug in lieu of the legal treatments available a medical necessity?

WHAT WOULD YOU DECIDE?

HEAR THE REAL-LIFE CASE...MAKE YOUR JUDGMENT!

[case 31]
A California woman surprised her husband one evening with the news that she wanted a divorce. The couple ended their marriage with the standard legal proceedings; unfortunately the man's ex-wife simply forgot to mention to the court that a few days prior to deciding on the divorce, she had won over a million dollars in the lottery.

A couple of years later, the ex-husband learned the truth when he inadvertently received a letter in the mail offering to turn the lottery winner's money into ready cash. He filed suit against his ex-wife, and the case went to court.

Did the ex-husband deserve a portion of his ex-wife's lottery winnings? If so, how much?

You Be the Judge...

OUTCOME #31
The judge ruled that the ex-husband deserved ALL of it, penalizing the woman for defrauding her ex-husband and the court. The woman proceeded to file for bankruptcy.