Pittsburg & Midway Coal Co. v. Laning Harris Coal Co.

This is an action for conversion in which the ¡judgment was for the plaintiff in the trial court.

Plaintiff is a corporation engaged in mining and .shipping coal to market from Pittsburg, Kansas. Defendant is a corporation engaged in the coal business, including the sale of coal on commission and remittance of proceeds to those engaging its services. It had business connection with plaintiff and had served plaintiff in the manner indicated for several years. Defendant’s shipping and billing clerk was one Hiatt. He likewise sometimes bought and sold coal for plaintiff, but he had no authority…