National Match Co. v. Empire Storage & Ice Co.

For the second time this case is here on appeal. The first time the appeal was by plaintiff. This time it is by defendant. The decision on the former is reported in 19 S. W. (2d) 565, where the facts in detail are correctly and clearly stated, and to which, for said facts, reference is hereby made. If it be necessary to state any additional facts as having been shown, or matters occurring on the second trial, mention of them will be made hereinafter.

As stated in said former opinion, the case is a suit for conversion. This time, i. e., the second trial, it was tried before a jury. At the close…