Broersma v. Sinor

McFADDEN, Judge, Pro Tern.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of two loggers who sued their employers for lost compensation and for the employers’ alleged conversion of a skidder used in the logging operation. Compensatory and punitive damages were awarded. We affirm the judgment in part and reverse in part, remanding the cause for modification of the judgment as explained below.

The trial court found the facts essentially as follows. Prior to the fall of 1978, Lester Broersma and Vernon Wells (referred to herein as respondents) were engaged in contract logging. Appellant Andersen…