Legal Opinion
Mahallati v. Williams
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 18, 1984No. 83-904PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAIR, Associate Judge,
Retired:
This is an appeal from a judgment for $13,000, an amount represented to be the fair market value of a mink coat delivered by appellees-bailors, Clarence and Arnicia Williams, to the owners of Debonair Cleaners, appellants-bailees for cleaning and storage. On appeal, appellants contend that the trial court erred in denying both a motion for a directed verdict and a motion for a new trial. They also claim as error the trial court’s failure to instruct the jury to limit appellees’ recovery to $130. We affirm the denial of the motions, but because the damages awarded…
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