Royal Jewelers, Inc. v. Kopp

MESCHKE, Justice.

Defendant Terry Rose Kopp appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff Royal Jewelers, Inc., (“Royal Jewelers”) for the balance of an open account for personal jewelry, in a trial to the District Court without a jury. The judgment was for $29,412.73, including $18,571.95 for jewelry and $10,640.59 in “service charges.” We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Kopp urges that Royal Jewelers failed to meet its burden of proof and that the District Court’s findings on the amount of the account are clearly erroneous, because her direct testimony contradicted Royal Jewelers’…