Byrne v. Werner
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Marquette; Stone, J. Trover by Samuel E. Byrne, Jr., against Jacob P. Werner and another for the alleged conversion of certain building material. There was judgment for- plaintiff, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
Plaintiff brings this suit to recover for the conversion of certain cut stone and structural iron. The property originally belonged to plaintiff’s father, Samuel E. Byrne. Both parties claim to have acquired his title. Plaintiff claims to have acquired it by a bill of sale executed in 1896. It is defendants’ claim that in 1887 the property in controversy was transferred by Samuel E. Byrne to Henry C. Thurber, and that they have acquired Thurber’s rights. It is clear that defendants have acquired the rights of Thurber, and that, therefore, the validity of their claim depends upon whether Byrne…
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