Hardie v. Peterson

This is an action in conversion to recover the reasonable value of 954 feet of oil and gas well casing of the alleged value of $1,800. The cause was tried to the court sitting with a jury. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence the court sustained motions for nonsuit interposed by the several defendants and accordingly entered judgments of dismissal and for costs. The plaintiff has appealed from the judgments.

When the case was called for trial, the court, over objections by plaintiff, permitted the filing of amended answers on behalf of all defendants. This ruling is assigned as error by…