Corbitt v. Brong

Corbitt sued'to recover damages for the conversion of certain horses which he claims were unlawfully taken from him by defendants and sold by their procurement. The facts so far as material are these :

Brong held a mortgage for purchase money of these horses and some other property,- executed to him in November, 1877, by the original purchaser from him, James Farley, due $200 in six and $200 in nine months, with power to take possession in case of any attempt to sell or remove them from Grand Bapids. Farley sold them in a few days to James H. Brown. Shortly thereafter Brong assigned the…