Perkins v. Dean MacHinery Co.

JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.

Lowell and Rena Perkins appeal the trial court’s grant of a directed verdict in favor of Dean Machinery on the issue of punitive damages associated with the Perkins’ claims for conversion and trespass on which they prevailed before a jury. We reverse and remand for a trial on the issue of punitive damages.

Statement of Facts

In reviewing a directed verdict in favor of the defendant, we view the evidence and all reasonable inferences therefrom in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs case. McNear v. Rhoades, 992 S.W.2d 877, 884 (Mo.App.1999). Lowell and Rena…