Bell v. Carter
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN DEVANTER, Circuit Judge.
This was an action of trover for the alleged conversion of a gold ingot and 20 sacks of crushed gold and silver ores. At the trial, which was to a jury, the evidence, without any conflict, established these facts: The defendant was the sheriff of Teller county, Colo., and as such took the plaintiffs into custody upon a charge of larceny, which was subsequently dismissed. At the time of their arrest the plaintiffs had with them the ingot and 'ores and were the rightful owners thereof. The defendant took this property into his possession and custody, insisting that…
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