Brown v. Burke
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trover. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. R. D. W. Holder, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the February term, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shirley
Appellees charge appellants in an action of trover with the wrongful conversion of one steam engine, boiler and other machinery connected therewith, the property of appellees, of the value of $750. Upon an issue made by a plea of not guilty, the cause was submitted to a jury and resulted in a verdict in favor of the appellees for the amount claimed.
A motion for a new trial being overruled, there was judgment on the verdict from which appellants prosecute this appeal. 1
On June 14, 1907, appellants residing at Alton and being the owners of the property described, had it located in a building in…
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