Mathis v. Stricklind

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

This is a conversion action in which the defendant is charged with converting $64,801 from safety deposit boxes in the First National Bank and the Fourth National Bank of Wichita, Kansas. A jury returned a verdict for the full sum claimed in favor of the plaintiff who sued in his individual capacity and as special administrator of the estate of his deceased wife, and the lower court entered judgment thereon. Appeal has been duly perfected by the defendant.

The appeal presents what is primarily a fact case, but other questions concerning…