Biermann v. Gus Shaffar Ford, Inc.

CROW, Judge.

Plaintiffs William C. Biermann and Patricia L. Biermann sued defendant Gus Shaf-far Ford, Inc., asserting two claims: (1) breach of a contract to sell plaintiffs an automobile, and (2) conversion of $1,000 deposited by plaintiffs toward the purchase price. Trial by jury produced (1) a verdict awarding plaintiffs $3,495 on the contract claim, and (2) a verdict awarding plaintiffs $40 actual damages 1 and $16,000 punitive damages on the conversion claim. The trial court entered judgment per the verdicts.

Defendant appeals, raising issues of evi-dentiary sufficiency, jury…