Ehman v. Libralter Plastics, Inc

This lawsuit began when Libralter Plastics, Inc., was unable to return to Thomas F. Ehman two plastic injection molds that Libralter had possession of and Ehman owned. Ehman brought suit for conversion of the molds. Libralter admitted liability for the conversion, but contested the amount of damages sought by Ehman.

Following a bench trial, the court ruled that the value of the subject molds was $34,040 on the date of loss. The trial court awarded interest on this amount at a rate that was based on the rates that Ehman had been paying for personal loans from the date of the conversion. Ehman…