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GITS v. NORWEST BANK MINNEAPOLIS

No. C9-85-2185.

390 N.W.2d 835 (1986)

Elmer F. GITS, Respondent, v. NORWEST BANK MINNEAPOLIS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

July 22, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Spalj, Jerome S. Rice Law Offices, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Alan M. Anderson and Thomas L. Kimer, Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Heard, considered and decided by NIERENGARTEN, P.J., and LANSING and HUSPENI, JJ.

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

Norwest Bank appeals from a judgment that it converted $50,000 in bonds owned by Elmer Gits. Norwest argues that the compensatory damages awarded by the jury were not caused by the conversion and that the punitive damages awarded were improper and excessive. We affirm.

FACTS

Elmer Gits and his brother, Wilfred Gits, maintained two joint checking accounts with Norwest, one primarily used by Gits and one primarily...

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