Legal Opinion

Penn Electric Supply Co. v. Billows Electric Supply Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 1, 1987No. 01295PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECK, Judge:

The issue before us is whether in the context of a conversion action the court is required to accept the plaintiffs’ valuation of damages where defendant fails to identify and value the goods he converted. We find that the court is not required to accept the plaintiffs’ valuation and therefore affirm the trial court.

*546Plaintiff-appellants, Penn Electric Supply Company and Coatesville Electric Supply Company (hereinafter collectively Penn Electric), assert that in a conversion action the court must accept the plaintiffs valuation as to damages unless the defendant satisfies the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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  3. Feld v. MerriamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Delahanty v. First Pennsylvania Bank, N.A.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Spray-Rite Service Corporation, an Iowa Corporation v. Monsanto Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982

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