Opinion ID: 437145
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Heading: inconsistency of answers to interrogatories regarding conversion

Text: 15 In response to interrogatory No. 12, the jury found that Wood had a proprietary or ownership interest in a particular fund of money. In response to interrogatory No. 13, the jury found that Carboline had not converted Wood's interest in the fund. Wood now argues that the answers to interrogatories No. 12 and 13 are inherently contradictory, and that a new trial should be granted on those issues. We do not find those answers contradictory. When Wood was removed from his position as manager, Carboline did not retain the entire fund, but paid Wood the amount it considered to be due him. It was the prerogative of the jury consistently to find that Wood had a partial interest in the fund, and that, although Carboline had retained control of the majority of the fund, it had not converted Wood's limited interest in it. 16 We find no error in the interrogatories and instructions presented to the jury, and conclude that the jury's answers to the interrogatories were not inconsistent. We therefore affirm the district court in its denial of appellant's motion for a partial new trial. 17 AFFIRMED.