Ruppel v. Adrian Furniture Manufacturing Co.

This is trover for a bedroom set partially constructed by plaintiff upon defendant’s premises.

But two questions are presented. A witness called by *456plaintiff was asked how much it would cost to replace the set, or make another just like it. Plaintiff was an expert wood carver. The set had been the first constructed after a unique design invented by plaintiff. It was richly carved. It could not be said to have had an ascertained market value. The witness had himself worked upon the set ten and one-half months, and had testified that he knew how much time plaintiff had spent upon it. Other…