Templeton Feed & Grain v. Ralston Purina Co.

—Plaintiff Templeton Feed and Grain (Templeton), a corporation, brought this action against defendant Ralston Purina Company (Ralston) seeking damages for abuse of process and pleading a common count for money had and received. The jury found in favor of Templeton in the amount of $110,738.56. The trial court granted Ralston’s motion for a new trial, 1 unless Templeton consented to a reduction of the verdict to $67,000. Templeton consented to the remission; the trial court entered judgment accordingly. Ralston appeals from the judgment entered, and Templeton appeals insofar as the judgment…