Hannibal Sales Co. v. Solter

GUNN, Judge.

Defendant-appellant1 was sued by plaintiff-respondent for the price of ten cows purchased by defendant at a cattle auction. Defendant counterclaimed for actual and punitive damages. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff against defendant for $4,961.70 in damages and interest. On appeal, defendant’s counsel in the best tradition of a lawyer fighting for his client with earnest zeal has raised a multitude of alleged points of error, and we consider those which have been preserved for our review.2

Defendant attended a public auction conducted by the plaintiff auction…