Davis v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
January Term, 1887, No. 371, E. D., Error to the Common Pleas of Erie County to review a judgment in favor of defendant on a compulsory nonsuit in an action of trover and conversion, February term, 1883, No. 122. The-declaration averred that on November 26, 1882, at Erie, the plaintiff, Davis, was lawfully possessed as of his own property of the sum of $400 in current funds of the United States, and being so possessed thereof, he casually lost the said money out of his…
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January Term, 1887, No. 371, E. D., Error to the Common Pleas of Erie County to review a judgment in favor of defendant on a compulsory nonsuit in an action of trover and conversion, February term, 1883, No. 122. The-declaration averred that on November 26, 1882, at Erie, the plaintiff, Davis, was lawfully possessed as of his own property of the sum of $400 in current funds of the United States, and being so possessed thereof, he casually lost the said money out of his possession; and afterwards the same came to the possession of the defendant, Thompson, by finding, who converted the same to…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
There is nothing at all in this case which requires consideration. That the action of trover does not lie for the recovery of *566a debt, or for damages arising from the breach of a contract, is a proposition too plain for discussion.
The judgment is affirmed.
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