Legal Opinion
Royster v. Pittman
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 26, 1985No. WD 35946PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOWENSTEIN, Judge.
This is a cause of action in negligent bailment, tried to a jury, for damage to antique furniture and china which occurred during approximately a two year period while in the possession of the defendant moving company.
Facts favorable to the verdict show that on May 31, 1977 appellant Vernon Pittman Van Lines (Pittman) was hired by respondent, Trudy Royster, to temporarily store and then move her furniture and some china to California. However, the storage became permanent after 180 days and Pittman issued a warehouse receipt. It wasn't until September 9, 1979 that Royster…
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