Zig Zag Spring Co. v. Comfort Spring Corp.

McLaughlin, circuit judge.

In this replevin suit plaintiff obtained a judgment against defendants which included punitive damages and defendants appeal.

The amended complaint alleged that pri- or to May 24, 1948, plaintiff was the owner of two spring manufacturing machines valued at $15,000 each; that from early in April, 1948, to about June 8th of that year plaintiff was negotiating with the defendant Maryland corporation for the sale of three such machines to the latter concern; that during that period, for the purpose of demonstrating the operation of the machines to the defendants,…