Interstate Dry Goods Stores v. Williamson

Ritz, Judge:

Plaintiff bronglit this suit for the purpose of recovering the value of certain goods which it averred was stolen hy the defendant from its store in the city of Welch. A trial of the ease in the circuit court resulted in a directed verdict in favor of the defendant and judgment thereon, which the plaintiff seeks to reverse by this writ of error.

In the month of May, 1921, plaintiff’s store was broken into, and there was stolen therefrom merchandise of the value of more than $3000.00. At the July term of the Criminal Court of McDowell county an indictment Was found against the…