Foote v. De Bogory

Appellee's recovery was based upon allegations of an oral agreement, viz.: The storage of his Stinson airplane in a certain hangar owned by defendant Lou Foote, who, without plaintiff's knowledge or consent, moved the plane to another and different place where it was destroyed by fire. A trial to the court resulted in plaintiff's judgment for $3,500, from which appeal has been duly prosecuted.

In addition to fixing above amount as market value of the property, findings of fact by the trial court were: That plaintiff had contracted with Foote, defendant, to store the plane in hangar No. 1 at…