Barrante v. Garratt

Citations

• 50 Cal. 112
• 1875 Cal. LEXIS 100

Syllabus

<p>Judgment on Pacts Pound.—When an ultimate fact is found, and probative facts are also found, -which are not inconsistent with the ultimate fact, the finding as to the ultimate fact is conclusive, and judgment must be rendered in accordance with it.</p> <p>Damages fob Gonvebsion of Peksonad Pbopebty.-—In an action for the conversion of personal property, the plaintiff, if he recovers, may elect to take judgment, either for the value of the property at the time of the conversion, with interest from that time, or, where he has prosecuted the action with reasonable diligence, for the highest market value of the property at any time between the conversion and the verdict, without interest, and if he fails to elect, the court may award the damages under either rule.</p>