Suing a friend for being rude is greedy.
Bill's friend, Tom, puts a bumper sticker on Bill's car that promotes a political candidate whom Bill dislikes, as a practical joke.
Bill wants to get back at Tom.
Bill tells Tom that he didn't find that joke very funny and now he has to get sticker residue off of the finish of his car.
Bill takes Tom to small claims court, claiming that the bumper sticker caused damage to his car and his reputation.
Tom realizes that he may have inadvertently done some damage in his attempt to be funny and apologizes, and Bill is satisfied that his friend didn't mean to hurt anything.
Tom pays Bill and cancels the court date, stating that he never wants to see Bill again, and the two begin a feud.