TEMPLETON FEED & GRAIN v. RALSTON PURINA CO.

Docket Nos. L.A. 29520, 29521.

69 Cal.2d 461 (1968)

446 P.2d 152

72 Cal. Rptr. 344

TEMPLETON FEED AND GRAIN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. RALSTON PURINA COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

October 25, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irmas & Rutter and William A. Rutter for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Spray, Gould & Bowers, John J. Costanzo, Henry E. Kappler and Jean Wunderlich for Defendant and Appellant.


TOBRINER, J.

Plaintiff Templeton Feed and Grain (Templeton), a corporation, brought this action against defendant Ralston Purina Company (Ralston) seeking damages for abuse of process and pleading a common count for money had and received. The jury found in favor of Templeton in the amount of $110,738.56. The trial court granted Ralston's motion for a new trial,1 unless Templeton consented to a reduction of the verdict to $67,000. Templeton...

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