Mama judge vs. camp
Fights for $800
A welltodo Brooklyn judge has been waging a knockdown, dragout legal battle against a nonprofit children’s summer camp called World of Money over a sum that is hardly a world of money — $800.
Brooklyn Civil Judge Genine Edwards (inset) — who lives in a $1.3 million Brooklyn home — wants the dough back, even though the camp says it is a nonrefundable deposit.
“The cornerstone of a nonrefundable clause is honoring one’s agreement,” said camp CEO Sabrina Lamb.
According to court papers, Edwards and her husband, John, a realestate developer, had enrolled their sons in the camp since 2011.
The camp provides financial education to children, most of whom are underprivileged.
As part of the registration, the group charges a $275perchild fee.
In June 2014, Edwards, who makes $167,000 a year, paid the sum for each of her three kids. According to court papers, she got four notifications that she couldn’t get the money back.
But five business days before the program was set to begin, Edwards, 49, demanded a full refund.
In December, Edwards sued the charity in Manhattan smallclaims court.
Lamb — who is not paid for her CEO job — was forced to show up at court three times.
“Judge Edwards seeks to bully and punish this charity, which has served her three sons,” Lamb said.
On the most recent court date, Edwards sent a letter to the judge handling the case indicating she would not pursue the matter. But the camp does not believe the case is closed.
Lamb’s attorney, Renee Kathawala, thinks Edwards dropped the case because her creditcard company refunded her — and now the company will try to get the money from the camp.
Edwards claims she will let the suit drop — and said she was not told the money was nonrefundable.
“The paperwork that I received — it was a computergenerated receipt — did not indicate it was nonrefundable,” Edwards said.