Wilson Furniture, Inc. v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.

Opinion

PHILLIPS, J.

This is an appeal from a municipal court judgment rendered in favor of Wilson Furniture, Inc. (Wilson’s), against Southern Pacific Transportation Company (Southern Pacific).

Southern Pacific appeals the municipal court’s decision to allow damages to Wilson’s based on retail value. Southern Pacific contends that the damages to which it is liable should be based on wholesale value.

The facts in the case are undisputed. In the first cause of action, Wilson’s sold a table to a customer who paid cash for it for the retail price of $101.90. The table was then ordered from a firm in…