Trainello v. Fiocchi

I concur with the majority’s affirmance of the trial court’s finding that the appel-lees converted the stock owned by the appellant. But, I respectfully dissent from the majority’s affirmance of the amount of damages ultimately awarded to the appellant by the trial court.

In my view, the appellant is entitled to recover damages measured by the value of the stock at the time of conversion. Mercury Motor Express, Inc. v. Crockett, 422 So.2d 358 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). In this case, the trial court specifically found that the appellant’s damages as a result of the stock conversion, including…