BEGGS v. UNIVERSAL C. I. T. CREDIT CORPORATION

No. 51807.

409 S.W.2d 719 (1966)

William J. BEGGS, Respondent, v. UNIVERSAL C. I. T. CREDIT CORPORATION, a corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

December 30, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. Mason, Mason, Gant & Moran, Kansas City, for respondent.

Preston H. Longino, John W. Schwartz, Kansas City, for appellant.


HOUSER, Commissioner.

Action by owner of a motor transport tractor against a finance company for unlawfully taking possession of and damaging the vehicle. Judgment was entered on a jury verdict for plaintiff for $1,800 actual and $14,000 punitive damages. This was the second trial of the case. The first resulted in a judgment for plaintiff for $2,500 actual and $13,000 punitive damages. That judgment was reversed for wilful and intentional concealment by several jurors...

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