Legal Opinion
Mertz v. Blockbuster, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided October 10, 2000No. ED 76962PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DRAPER, Judge.
Richard Mertz (hereinafter, “Mertz”) appeals the judgment in conversion based on his unauthorized possession of Blockbuster Inc.’s (hereinafter, “Blockbuster”) video tapes and games. Following a jury trial, judgment was entered pursuant to a verdict for actual damages of $6,120 and punitive damages of $5,000. We affirm.
In July 1998, a Blockbuster store manager contacted Officer Keith Weber (hereinafter, “Officer Weber”) of the Saint Louis County Police Department requesting assistance in investigating three suspicious applications received by his store. Blockbuster…
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