C.T. Doughty, Formerly D/B/A Quality Roofing v. Aurora Towing Dennis Kalpakoff Judith Kalpakoff
Opinion
Opinion
5 F.3d 535 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. C.T. DOUGHTY, formerly d/b/a Quality Roofing, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AURORA TOWING; Dennis Kalpakoff; Judith Kalpakoff, Defendants-Appellants. No. 91-36336. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 6, 1993. * Decided Sept. 3, 1993. Before: SCHROEDER, FLETCHER and ALARCON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Aurora Towing, Inc. ("Aurora") appeals from the judgment awarding C.T. Doughty $5,500.00 in damages for conversion. Doughty brought an action in pro se in the Alaska district court, alleging that Daniel Zantek, his landlord, and Aurora unlawfully entered his tenancy and removed his personal property. Aurora contends that Judge Fitzgerald erred in ruling that it was liable for conversion as a matter of law. Aurora also argues that Judge Fitzgerald erred in refusing to instruct the jury on Doughty's duty to mitigate damages. We affirm the judgment because neither of Aurora's contentions is…