Bartlesville Zinc Co. v. Compania Minera Ygnacio Rodriguez Ramos, S. A.

The Compania Minera Yg-nacio Rodriguez Ramos, S. A., brought this suit against the Bartlesville Zinc Company, American Metals Company, Limited, the Com-pania Minera de Penóles, S. A., and Com-pania de Minerales de Metales, et al., for damages for the conversion of 48 cars of ore, alleging that same was taken from plaintiff in the Republic of Mexico by unknown parties, and shipped to El Paso, where it was unlawfully appropriated by defendants. The defense is that it was seized and confiscated by Francisco Villa as a military necessity— sold to parties in Mexico, from whom it was by defendant…