Christopher v. Jerdee
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Polk county: EraNK A. Ross, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff brought an action in justice’s court on contract to recover for storage of bay left in bis barn. Tbe answer was in effect a general denial. Plaintiff recovered judgment. Defendant appealed to tbe circuit court. Tbe circuit court directed a verdict for plaintiff on all questions except as to-amount of damages and submitted that question to tbe jury.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Polk county: EraNK A. Ross, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff brought an action in justice’s court on contract to recover for storage of bay left in bis barn. Tbe answer was in effect a general denial. Plaintiff recovered judgment. Defendant appealed to tbe circuit court. Tbe circuit court directed a verdict for plaintiff on all questions except as to-amount of damages and submitted that question to tbe jury. Tbe jury found damages $45, for wbicb sum and costs judgment was entered for plaintiff. Defendant appealed to tbis court.
1Opinion of the CourtKeRwiN, J.
Tbe evidence shows that tbe appellant employed one Elmblad to press bay on appellant’s farm at Dresser Junction, Wisconsin; that Elmblad was under bis employment to press tbe bay and put it on board oars at Dresser Junction; that a quantity of tbe bay was pressed and loaded; that about two tons of tbe bay pressed in bales was left on appellant’s farm for a short time, and afterwards and on March 29, 1910, Elmblad went to appellant’s farm without the knowledge or consent of appellant and removed tbe bay left there and placed it in respondent’s bam at Dresser Junction. On tbe following morning,…
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