Buus v. Stocker Oil Co.

FLANIGAN, Judge.

The three plaintiffs, a family partnership doing business as “Buus Custom Bulldozing,” sued defendant Stocker Oil Company, a corporation, for damages to, and loss of use of, three pieces of heavy equipment, two “scrapers" and a bulldozer, allegedly caused by defendant’s negligence. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs in the amount of $86,000. The trial court sustained defendant’s motion for new trial. Plaintiffs appeal.

The petition alleged that defendant owned a service station called “Stocker’s Service Center” in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, and that defendant “either…