Owen v. Treadwell

Rees, J.:

Plaintiff Robert Owen appeals from an order of summary judgment in favor of defendant Jones Transfer on Owen’s claim for damages for conversion of property Jones Transfer sold to enforce a warehouseman’s lien. Owen contends there exist genuine issues of material fact precluding entry of summary judgment on the issue of Jones Transfer’s compliance with the statutory procedures of K.S.A. 84-7-210 for enforcement of a warehouseman’s lien. We reverse.

Owen is a former tenant of defendant B. R. Treadwell, not a party on appeal. Jones Transfer is a warehouse operating in Wichita, Kansas.…