Steiner Bros. v. Tranum
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Butler Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. John P. Hubbard. Tb’is action was brought by tbe appellee, Tranum, against tlie appellants, to recover damages for tbe alleged conversion by them, of a cream-colored borse; and, was commenced on tbe 19tb of March, 1892. It was shown on tbe trial; that tbe plaintiff, Tranum, about tbe middle of January, 1892, bad gotten tbe cream borse, in controversy, from one M. A. Bussell, by giving a mule and twenty-five dollars in…
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Appeal from Butler Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. John P. Hubbard. Tb’is action was brought by tbe appellee, Tranum, against tlie appellants, to recover damages for tbe alleged conversion by them, of a cream-colored borse; and, was commenced on tbe 19tb of March, 1892. It was shown on tbe trial; that tbe plaintiff, Tranum, about tbe middle of January, 1892, bad gotten tbe cream borse, in controversy, from one M. A. Bussell, by giving a mule and twenty-five dollars in exchange for it. Five or six days afterwards, Tranum gave bis note for twenty-five dollars, payable Oct. 1, 1892, to Mrs. M.…
1Opinion of the CourtHead, J.
Trover by appellee, Tranum, against appellants, Steiner Bros. & Co., for tbe conversion of a horse. Appellants, Steiner Bros. & Co., took the'horse from the possession of appellee, Tranum, under a mortgage executed to them by M. A. Russell. Tranum claimed to have purchased and acquired possession from Mrs. M. A. Russell, the wife of said M. A. Russell. His purchase was subsequent to the execution and registration of Steiner Bros & Co.’s mortgage. The sole controversy was whether the horse, when the mortgage was executed, was the property of M. A. Russell, or of his wife. We will dispose of…
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