Little Rock & Fort Smith Railway Co. v. Page

Page sued the railroad company for the conversion of “ thirty-five iron, French switches,” of which he was the owner, and entitled to the possession ; and which, he alleges, the defendant, on the fifteenth day of March, 1877, unlawfully took and converted.

The answer is in three paragraphs:

1. Denied the ownership of plaintiff.

2. The alleged taking and conversion.

3; Set up a release of plaintiff to defendant of all claims or demands on account of these switches, of the thirteenth of April, 1876.

Upon trial, a jury rendered a verdict .in plaintiff’s favor for $2,625. Defendant moved for a new…