Hayes v. Houston

This was case, in trover, for a diamond ring, brought to the Cook circuit court by Edwin S. Houston, plaintiff, and against William B. Hayes, defendant, which resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff; and the defendant appeals.

The point chiefly relied on by appellant is, that the verdict is against the evidence. There was some conflict in the testimony, which the jury have considered with the advantage which this court has not, of seeing the witnesses and noticing their demeanor on the stand. To our minds the evidence discloses a transaction akin to the confidence game, in which…