Sherman v. Commercial Printing Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Hon. Leroy B. Yalliant, Judge. The verdict in this case was grossly excessive, unwarranted by any interpretation of the evidence, and could not be cured by remittitur.
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Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Hon. Leroy B. Yalliant, Judge. The verdict in this case was grossly excessive, unwarranted by any interpretation of the evidence, and could not be cured by remittitur. Doty v. Steinberg, 25 Mo App. 328; Koeltz v. Bleckman, 46 Mo. 320. There is no evidence to sustain" a verdict for the conversion of the property in controversy by either appellant or any of its officers. 2 Greenl. on Evid., sec. 642 ; Rand v. Oxford, 34 Ala. 476; Allen v. McMonagle, 77 Mo. 478; McCormack v. Gilliland, 76 Mo. 655; Koch v. Branch, 44 Mo. 542 ; Huxley v. Hartzell, 44 Mo.…
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
This action was brought before a justice of tlxe peace to recover damages for the conversion of a chest of carpenter’s tools, alleged in the plaintiff’s statemexxt to be of the value of $41.85. On trial anew in the circuit court, the plaintiff gave evidence of tlxe value of the tools and chest, item by item, which resulted in his conclusion that their value was forty dollars; which value must be reduced by his admission, on cross-examination, that he had valued the tools as though they *34were new, and that the difference between their value when new and their value at the time of the conversion…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Schmidt v. BloodNew York Supreme Court · 1832
- Alexander v. RelfeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1881
- Koeltz v. BleckmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
- Iron Mountain Bank v. Mercantile BankMissouri Court of Appeals · 1877
- Doty v. SteinbergMissouri Court of Appeals · 1887
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- Ellis v. Mackie Construction Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1894
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