St. Louis Fixture & Show Case Co. v. F. W. Woolworth Co.

This is an action in trover instituted in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, on August 15,- 1930. The personal property alleged to have been converted by the defendant is set out as follows:

28 booths 6-' x 6' and all panel work

Panel partition

4 Column enclosures

1 L Shape Cigar Case 7 ft.' x 4 ft.

1 Case with sliding doors

29 tables 26x48 with enamel shoes

24 tables 30x30

12 hinge wing tables 30x30

1 music stand

3 Post enclosures with mirrors.

Plaintiff’s claim of ownership of the property at the time of the alleged conversion was based on a chattel mortgage executed by the Canton Catering…