Simon v. Maloney

PLOTKIN, Judge.

Appellant/third-party defendant Herbert Pellegrini seeks review of the trial court’s finding that he is liable to appellee/defen-dant Hardie Maloney for the loss of a briefcase containing $31,300 worth of coins, $12,300 worth belonging to Maloney and $19,000 worth belonging to plaintiff Geor-gie Simon. We affirm.

Facts

The facts of this case are not contested. On May 20, 1986, Ms. Simon entrusted 14 gold and silver coins to her ex-husband, Maloney, to take to the Georgia Numismatic Association coin show in Atlanta, Georgia. He was to try to sell the coins, for which he would…