Rickermann Auto Body, Inc. v. Laughlin

GUNN, Judge.

We review here the classic example of the uncomplicated law suit which has its germ seed planted in the fertile soil of the magistrate court, takes root, ripens and blossoms into a convoluted appeal. The litigation was engendered in magistrate court when Rickermann Auto Body, Inc. (plaintiff-appellant) brought suit against defendants Richard Laughlin, Key Diversified Leasing and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., a/k/a Fireman’s Fund American Insurance Companies (respondent) to recover $509.25 for repairs performed by Rickermann Auto Body, Inc. to an automobile leased by Laughlin,…