Southeast Securities Co. v. Christensen

This is an action for damages for wrongfully taking and converting to respondents’ use nineteen hogs owned by appellant corporation.

In March, 1944, the hogs were kept “on the farm (appellant’s,) at McCammon”. After the tenant left the farm, Mrs. Bean, with the assistance of another woman, was taking care of the hogs. About March 24th, Mrs. Bean saw respondent, Christensen, nextdoor neighbor, who told her he had the hogs; that “they went through the fence into his field.” The second time she went down, saw the hogs “and offered to pay for the feed and labor what he was out for taking care of…