John Deere Company of St. Louis v. Short

HOUSER, Commissioner.

John Deere Company of St. Louis sued Newton H. Short in three counts, Counts I and II in replevin for possession of farm equipment; Count III for damages for breach of a general agricultural dealer’s contract. Short filed an amended counterclaim in two counts, Count I for damages for fraud; Count II for $150,000 actual and $150,000 punitive damages, for conspiracy. By stipulation judgment was entered for plaintiff on Counts I, II and III of the petition under an agreement that the amount of the judgment on Count III would depend upon a determination by the court whether…