Groves v. Gray

The plaintiff instituted this suit in the Court of Common Pleas of Summit county against the defendant partners, who were engaged in the dry cleaning business. She alleged damages to a fur coat which was placed in the care of the defendants for cleaning and storage.

Error is predicated upon the court’s refusal to permit the plaintiff to testify as to the worth of the coat at the time of its delivery to the defendants, and in predicating a directed verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $15 solely upon the testimony of an expert witness called on behalf of plaintiff, who testified as to the…