Janicek v. Szmitke

The only issue in this case is the proper measure of damages where the cost of repairing personal property damaged in an accident exceeds the value of the property before tbe accident. Tbe trial court heard the case without a jury and entered judgment for the plaintiffs in the amount of $399.93, which admittedly exceeds the value of their automobile before the accident, and the defendant appeals.

The parties jointly moved this Court to dispense with the filing on an abstract and the motion was allowed. The defendant filed his brief but no briefs were filed on behalf of the plaintiffs.

The…