Batey Land & Livestock Co. v. Nixon

Batey Land & Livestock Company appeals from summary judgment rendered for defendants Robert Nixon and Robert Pauley by the district court, Custer County, in actions for conversion. Defendants Nixon and Pauley appeal from the district court’s order dismissing their third party complaints against Fred Hall for indemnification.

On May 2, 1968, Batey Land & Livestock Company (Batey) sold 215 head of Hereford cattle, 198 cows and 17 bulls, branded Heart bar H, to Robert and Helen Braaton. Payment was made by promissory note in the amount of $43,000 executed by Braatons and payable in installments…