O. W. Perry Co. v. Mullen

This action was brought by the plaintiff against the defendant for the conversion of 420 bushels of wheat, of the stipulated value of $320. The court, sitting without a jury, found for the defendant, and plaintiff appealed.

The wheat was raised by Annie E. Lawrence upon a homestead owned jointly by herself and her husband, William Lawrence. She was in possession of the homestead, her husband was not. As soon as the crop was put in she moved from the homestead to another farm about ten miles away. She returned to the homestead for threshing and that being completed, placed a chain and lock on…