Ochoa v. Rogers
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Besar County; S. G. Tayloe, Judge. Action by Miguel Ochoa against Henry A. Rogers. Judgment for plaintiff in an amount less than petitioned for, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
On Christmas Eve, 1918, a 6-cylinder Studebaker passenger automobile was stolen from its owner, Miguel Ochoa, in San Antonio. In some unaccountable way it got into the possession of the United States government, and on November 12, 1919, the government sold it to Henry A. Rogers, at an auction sale at Camp Travis, at which a large number of dismantled cars called “junk” were likewise disposed of. At the time it was so purchased by Rogers no part, of the car was intact. It had no top except a part of the frame thereof; its steering rod Was without a wheel; it had no tires, no rims, no…
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