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19 Mo. App. 60

Burkeholder v. Rudrow

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided October 26, 1885

Missouri Court of Appeals · decided 1885-10-26

Chas. H. S. Goodman, Judge. Statement of case by the court. This is an action of replevin based on the following petition: “Plaintiff, for cause of action, states that he is entitled to the possession of the following specific personal property, to-wit: One log wagon with two-inch tire and one log wagon with one and three-fourths inch tire; one span of bay horses, eleven and twelve years old last spring, known as the ‘Ells teamone span of two bay horses ten years old, called…

Relies on Christal v. Craig · Exchange National Bank v. Allen · Miller v. Hardin

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Affirmed, less the remittitur · Decided 1885-10-26

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Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently August 1934

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Ellison, J.

¶1The main question presented in this case as shown by the instructions given and refused is as to the measure of damages. The question is fully settled against appellant in the cases of Pope v. Jenkins (30 Mo. 528); Chapman v. Kerr (80 Mo. 158); Mix v. Kepner (81 Mo. 93). Defendants evidently asked their instructions under the cases of Woodburn v. Meyer (39 Mo. 222), and Miller v. Whitson (40 Mo. 97). Each of these eases are overruled by that of Chapman et al. v. Kerr, supra, where Judge Henry especially approves of Pope v. Jenkins and disapproves of Woodburn v. Meyer and Miller v. Whitson.

¶2The petition is deemed sufficient. While special damage to the property must be specially pleaded, yet a “general claim of damages at the conclusion of the declaration will be sufficient to entitle the party to all such damages as are the natural and immediate consequence of the defendant’s acts, of which the declaration complains.” Wells on Replevin, sects. 682, 671, 571; Christal v. Craig, 80 Mo. 375.

¶3The loss of the use of the property was “the natural *66and immediate consequence of the defendant’s acts,” and plaintiff’s instruction on this phase of the case was proper.

¶4The judgment below having been entered for forty dollars more than' was asked in the petition, and plaintiff having filed a remittitur in this court for that sum, the judgment less that amount is in all respects affirmed, but the costs of this appeal are hereby adjudged against the plaintiff. Exchange National Bank v. Allen, 68 Mo. 474, and cases cited; Miller v. Harden et al., 64 Mo. 545; Clark v. Bullock, 65 Mo. 535.

All concur.
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