ms. tunuufi's daughter is in one of your classes? >> yes. she was in my french classes for two years, and, recently, at the start of september, she dropped my course. >> judge judy: you offered, or the school offered -- i would assume it was through the school -- offered a trip to europe? >> yes, to france and spain, your honor, and it was not through the school. it was a personal trip.

ms. tunuufi told me that she did not have the money. she was very distraught. she was afraid that her daughter would be canceled from the trip. >> announcer: ...but her student's mother... >> judge judy: and how much did you lay out for her daughter? >> it was $2,640, your honor. >> announcer: ...is a real trip. >> she told me that she had already repaid me, which was news to me. >> that's not what happened, ma'am. >> announcer: "judge judy." you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. the people are real. the cases are real. the people are real. the cases are real. the rulings are final. captions paid for by cbs television distribution nadia fox is suing the mother of her former student, lisa tunuufi, for an unpaid loan so her daughter could attend a class trip to europe.