Allied Van Lines, Inc. v. Brewer

PTERCE, Chief Judge.

Allied Van Lines, Inc., defendant in the Court below, appeals a final judgment in favor of Appellee, Barbara Brewer, defendant below, awarding her $2,500.00 damages. The Court added the statutory penalty of 50%, making a total judgment of $4,200.00. 15% of the total judgment of $4,200.00 was awarded to Brewer’s attorneys.

Brewer filed her complaint against Allied alleging that she contracted with Allied to move her furniture from Jackson, Mississippi, to Naples, Florida. She claimed that when the furniture was unpacked some of it was missing and some was damaged. The…