Deevy v. Lewis

In this action for the alleged conversion of certain farming equipment, plaintiff recovered judgment for $679.85 as the value of plaintiff’s alleged interest in said equipment, $500 for loss of use thereof and $1,000 as exemplary damages. Upon motion for a new trial, plaintiff consented to a reduction of the exemplary damages to $250 and the motion was denied. Defendants appeal from the judgment. The Deevy family, consisting of plaintiff together with his parents and his sister, lived upon a farm in Marin County. These parties, either jointly or individually or both, carried on activities in…