Simpson v. Voss
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Bourbon District Court. Action by Foss against B. F. Simpson and J. H. Smith, to recover $12,765 damages for the seizure and conversion of a general stock of merchandise, etc. Trial at the May Term, 1883, and verdict for the plaintiff for $7,672. New trial refused. (The record does not show that a judgment was entered on the verdict.) The defendants bring the case to this court. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
The defendant in error (plaintiff below) filed his petition in the district court of Crawford county, alleging, inter alia, that on the 24th of January, 1883, he was the owner of and in exclusive possession of a brick store building of the value of $5,000, and of the rental value of $80 per month, situate in Girard, Crawford county, in this state; that he owned and had therein a general stock of merchandise of the value of $12,000, and also a safe of the value of $225; that on said 24th day of January, the defendants (plaintiffs in error)…
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