Roberson v. Ellis
Oregon Supreme Court
From Columbia: James U. Campbell, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. This is an action by R. H. Roberson against Mike Ellis.
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From Columbia: James U. Campbell, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. This is an action by R. H. Roberson against Mike Ellis. The facts as disclosed at the trial, are as follows: In this case the plaintiff alleges “that on or about the 14th day of May, 1907, while the plaintiff was engaged in removing goods, merchandise, and old rubbish from a certain old warehouse in Rainier, Oregon, he discovered and found in said warehouse 22 gold coins of money of the coinage of the United States of America of the value of $10 each, which money had been lost prior hereto; that the owner and loser of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett
1. The first assignment of error relied upon by the defendant is based upon the ruling of the court in admitting the testimony of the plaintiff about a conversation which he claimed he had with Tom Ellis, in substance as follows: After the return of Tom Ellis from a trip away from home, the witness asked him if he had ever lost any money, and he said that he had not. Witness then asked him if he had ever put any money away. He said he had not, and asked: “Why ?” Plaintiff told him he had found some money. Ellis then asked him how' much he had found, and where. Plaintiff did not state the…
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