Legal Opinion
Mercury Motor Express, Inc. v. Crockett
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 24, 1982No. AL-25PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOANOS, Judge.
The trial court incorrectly determined the measure of damages resulting in an award to appellee of $25,600.00 for the conversion of his tractor, therefore we reverse in part and remand for recalculation of damages.
William J. Crockett, Jr., (“Crockett”) sued Mercury Motor Express, Inc. (“Mercury”), for the conversion of his tractor alleging that an agent of Mercury had come onto his property, taken possession of the tractor (part of a tractor-trailer rig), driven the tractor away and continued to hold it. Crockett also alleged that certain described items of his personal property…
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