Mayo v. Lasater

McDowell, judge.

This appeal is from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Howell County, Missouri, sustaining respondent’s motion to set aside a default judgment in favor of appellant in an action for conversion.

December 23, 1954, plaintiff-appellant filed an action in conversion naming Oran Lasater, Robert Butler, Carl Ribsel and Charlie Collins defendants. It alleged appellant was the owner of and entitled to possession of a gasoline power unit of the value of $650; that he loaned said unit to defendant Lasater with the understanding that Lasater would return same to him on request; that…