McPheters v. Page
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. The case is stated in the opinion. Counsel cited: Oram v. Thissell, 3,5 Maine, 86 ; Cooley’s Torts, pp. 127, 448 ; Kimball v. Billings, 55 Maine, 147; Galvin v. Bacon, 11 Id. 28 ; Burditt v. Hunt, 25 Id. 419. , Defendant an innocent bailee.
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On report. The case is stated in the opinion. Counsel cited: Oram v. Thissell, 3,5 Maine, 86 ; Cooley’s Torts, pp. 127, 448 ; Kimball v. Billings, 55 Maine, 147; Galvin v. Bacon, 11 Id. 28 ; Burditt v. Hunt, 25 Id. 419. , Defendant an innocent bailee. One who receives goods in his possession and control, knowing that they were not lawfully in the possession of the person who brought them to him, and afterwards allows them to be taken away by the same person, is not thereby guilty of a conversion. Boring v. Mulcahy, 3 Allen, 575 ; Bolley v. Benox Iron Works, 2 Id. 182 ; Smith v. Oolby, 67…
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
Trover to recover the value of one carcass and two saddles of deer.
It is admitted that the deer.--were lawfully killed by the plaintiffs and that they owned the carcass and saddles for which this suit is brought.
The only question involved is whether there has been a conversion of the property by the defendant.
The carcass and saddles were, during open season, put on board the cars to be transported to Boston for sale. Upon their arrival at Bangor, they were seized by a constable and two police officers for some supposed violation of law on the part of the plaintiffs, in attempting to transport…
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