John A. Artukovich & Sons, Inc. v. Reliance Truck Co.

HOLOHAN, Vice Chief Justice.

After trial to the court plaintiff, John A. Artukovich & Sons, Inc., was granted judgment for compensatory damages of $6,956.59 and punitive damages of $6,000.00 against defendant, Reliance Truck Company, for conversion of plaintiff’s crane. The Court of Appeals set aside the trial court’s judgment for conversion, and ordered plaintiff’s recovery to be reduced to compensatory damages of $1,456.59, which represented the out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred by plaintiff as a result of defendant’s unauthorized use of the crane. We granted plaintiff’s petition for…