Ambrosia v. Smith

Plaintiff, in an action in trover to recover the value of a Marmon automobile, upon trial by the court had judgment for $1,500, from which defendants appeal.

The court found the defendants guilty and arrived at the amount of the judgment by finding that the value of the automobile was $3,000, but that defendants were entitled to recoup the sum of $2,000, the amount of certain forged war savings stamps which had been delivered by plaintiff to defendants as part of the purchase price of the automobile. To the balance of $1,000 the court added $500 exemplary damages and entered judgment for…