Sibley v. Fitch

HALE, Justice.

Appellee sued appellant'in the District Court of Hamilton County 'for the c'onversion in that county of 2400 feet of 5½.⅛⅛ oil well casing.. He prayed that he have judgment for the return of the casing, or, in the alternative, for its ■ value. Trial without a jury resulted in judgment against appellant for the value of the casing in the sum of $5400.00. :

Under the single, point'upon which his appeal is predicated, appellant says the court below erred in rendering a money judgment against him because the evidence showed that the casing involved in the suit was in his possession…