Eureka Springs Sales Co. v. Ward

290 S.W.2d 434 (1956)

EUREKA SPRINGS SALES CO., Appellant,

v.

Charles J. WARD et al., Appellees.

No. 5-963.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 21, 1956.

Concurring Opinion May 28, 1956.

J. E. Simpson, Berryville, for appellant.

J. B. Milham, Eureka Springs, H. G. Leathers, Berryville, for appellees.

McFADDIN, Justice.

This appeal involves an auctioneer's liability arising from the sale of some stolen cattle.

The appellant, Eureka Springs Sales Company, is a domestic corporation and operates a sales barn in Eureka Springs. On August 28, 1954, a man, giving his name as Clyde Williams, transported six cows to…