Madden v. Eldridge

Appellant, in the spring of 1929, was the owner of a quantity of wheat and oats raised by a tenant on his farm in Warren County. The oats were stored in a silo, on premises leased by him to, and occupied by, one Jay Crabb. The appellee Eldridge claims that he purchased the grain of appellant, and that it was agreed and understood between them that he would haul the grain from the bins himself. Eldridge was then engaged in the trucking business in Indianola, and operating a truck line to Des Moines. Appellant denies that he ever sold the grain to Eldridge, and asserts that it was sold by one…