Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. Terrell

TITUS, Judge.

Missouri Pacific Railroad Company sued C. W. Terrell in four counts for de-murrage in the respective amounts of $196 (April 1, 1958), $1,884 (February 1, 1961), $1,672 (February 1, 1961), and $256 (January 25, 1963), together with interest (six per cent, V.A.M.S. § 408.020) from the demand dates parenthetically shown. Without a jury, the Circuit Court of Scott County, Missouri, entered judgment for defendant and the railroad appealed. Only interest earned prior to judgment date and the principal are computed to determine the jurisdictional amount in dispute on appeal. Berry v.…