Poss v. Hughes

Deen, Judge.

1. Poss brought a trover action against Hughes for 3,300 pallets used in making bricks and 12 brick racks used for holding the pallets, valued by him at $5,000. Defendant denied that he was in possession of the property, but admitted on the trial of the case that he had sold the pallets, estimated by him at around 2,000, along with whatever brick racks there were, to a third person; that shortly before suit was brought he had brought them back, and so informed Poss, and that he did not dispute Poss’ title to the property. The evidence was disputed as to the amount of equipment,…