Green v. Study, 286 S.W.3d 236 (Mo. Ct. App. 2009)

(replevin action involving attempted repossession of trespassing cattle; defendant refused to allow plaintiff to recover cattle unless plaintiff paid $200 per cow; trial court award of $1,000 in nominal damages and $3,000 of punitive damages to plaintiff reversed, but $1,000 in attorney fees for plaintiff upheld; defendant failed to raise at trial statutory right to impound the cattle; but cattle returned unharmed and undamaged, thus $1.00 in nominal damages allowed; plaintiff did not properly request punitive damages, but did raise the issue of attorney fees).