Myers-Shepley Co. v. Milwaukee Grain Elevator Co.

— The plaintiff brought this action to recover the value of wheat which it claimed the defendant, the Milwaukee Grain Elevator Company, had converted by refusing to deliver it upon demand. The cause was tried to the court without a jury, and resulted in findings of fact, conclusions of law and a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $1,950.88. The action as to the defendant W. J. Bennington was dismissed. The Milwaukee Grain Elevator Company appeals.

The facts essential to an understanding of the questions involved are as follows: In the year 1920, one George W. Castor was the…