Allmond v. Walker

McMurray, Chief Judge.

This is an action for conversion. In 1970 or 1971 plaintiff Walker purchased a homemade, flatbed trailer. On February 18, 1980, plaintiff’s trailer was stolen. Plaintiff described his trailer (to police shortly after the theft and again over four years later at trial) as being 12 feet wide and 30 to 32 feet long.

Approximately a year after the theft plaintiff received information that a trailer which might be his was located at a wrecking yard operated by defendant Allmond. Plaintiff went to defendant’s place of business where he saw a trailer which he identified as his…