Eggert v. Vincent

Russell M. Eggert, plaintiff below in an action for conversion, appeals a judgment of dismissal in favor of Virgil Vincent and Gene Ward, defendants below. Eggert contends the trial court erred in concluding that he failed to prove any damage resulting from the defendants' wrongful seizure of his property. We affirm.

The unchallenged findings of fact and testimony at trial establish the following factual summary.

In September 1981 Russell Eggert, with no down payment, purchased a Pioneer Roll rock crusher mounted on a trailer and a Caterpillar 500KW generator set mounted on a Fruehauf Tandem…