Henley-Waite Music Co. v. Granniss
Citation | 157 S.W. 817 |
Parties | HENLEY-WAITE MUSIC CO. v. GRANNISS. |
Decision Date | 02 June 1913 |
Court | Court of Appeal of Missouri (US) |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jackson County; Porter B. Godard, Special Judge.
Action by the Henley-Waite Music Company against Charles E. Granniss. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Reversed and remanded, with directions.
Haff, Meservey, German & Michaels and Charles M. Blackmar, all of Kansas City, for appellant.
Plaintiff sued to recover $550 on the purchase price of an "Apollo" player piano which the petition alleges was sold and delivered by plaintiff to defendant at the price of $950. A credit of $400 was allowed on account of an old piano and pianola which plaintiff states it agreed to take from defendant in part payment. The sale is denied in the answer, and in a counterclaim defendant seeks to recover damages for the alleged conversion by plaintiff of the old piano and piano player. A trial of the issues resulted in a verdict for defendant on the cause pleaded in the petition and on the counterclaim in the sum of $160. Afterward the court sustained plaintiff's motion for a new trial on the ground of improper and prejudicial remarks of counsel for defendant both in the opening statement and in the final argument of the jury. Defendant appealed from the order and...
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