Knaebel v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Harrison District Court. — Hon. G-eorge W. Wakefield, Judge. Action at law to recover for the conversion of some corn alleged to belong to plaintiffs. Trial to a jury. Verdict and judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemek, J.
1 The defendant is a constable in Harrison county, and, as agent for one Samuel Haas, took possession of a certain crib of corn in that county, under a chattel mortgage made by one Minnie Murdock to Haas on April 21, 1891. The plaintiffs claim to be the owners of one half of the corn in this crib, and that the defendant wrongfully converted the same to his own use. The jury found that plaintiffs were the owners of one half of the corn taken by the defendant, less the amount they had already received. It is insisted that the verdict has no support ■ in the testimony, and is the result of…
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