Pardee v. Nelson
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Third District, Salt Lake County; G. A. Iverson, Judge. Action by James D. Pardee against Hyrum L. Nelson and wife. From a judgment for costs only against the named defendant and dismissing the action against defendant wife, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtThurman, J.
Plaintiff brought this action in the district court of Salt Lake county for the conversion of certain shares of the capital stock of the Pingree Sugar Company, a corporation, and for the certificate of stock representing said shares. The complaint is in the usual form for conversion, where the de-*498wrongfully withholds it after proper demand by the owner.
The defendants, answering, denied the conversion, but admitted that defendant H. L. Nelson held a certificate for eight shares of said stock issued in the name of John E. Martinsen without any assignment or indorsement thereon. It is…
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