Grothe v. Helterbrand

SHRUM, Judge.

This is a tort case where Bob Grothe (Plaintiff) alleges that Joe Helterbrand (Defendant), general manager and president of a defunct corporation, was individually liable for the corporation’s conversion of Plaintiff’s personal property. Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s grant of directed verdict, after close of Plaintiff’s evidence, in favor of Defendant. We reverse and remand that part of the judgment favorable to Defendant.

In reviewing a directed verdict in favor of a defendant, appellate courts view the evidence and permissible inferences most favorable to the…