Abbott Furniture Co. v. Mobley

The action is bail-trover for specified articles of furniture and other household goods, which the petition shows plaintiff sold to defendant for $779.75, and of this the sum of $272.00 is due and unpaid. The answer is in part as follows: “The defendant says that the goods *457purchased, and to which title was retained and for which plaintiff claims a balance due of $272.00, were furnishings delivered by the plaintiff to defendant to be used in aiding and abetting this defendant in carrying on a house of ill fame. Defendant alleges' that the plaintiff delivered said property with the full…