Trulove v. Brown

— This was an action of trover, brought by tbe plaintiff to recover of tbe defendant for tbe conversion of a note, or an instrument of writing, whereby James A. Thompson and Thompson Harris promised, on tbe 25th of December, 1849, to pay said plaintiff forty-five hundred pounds of seed cotton. Upon tbe trial, a bill of exceptions was taken, tbe language of which is as follows: “Tbe plaintiff introduced two witnesses, who testified, that they were present, and beard a trade made between tbe parties; that tbe note was traded to tbe defendant by plaintiff for a wagon and oxen, with tbe…