Jones v. McCowen

1. A plaintiff in trover must recover on the strength of his own title and right of possession to the property involved, and not that of another. Where a minor child labors and earns money, the presumption is that the proceeds of his labor belongs, to his father, if living; and where it is claimed that such in fact belongs to the minor, that presumption must be overcome by proof of the fact that the father has, either expressly or impliedly, manumitted the minor so as to allow the proceeds of the labor to go to the minor. The plain*802tiff minor, not having overcome such presumption, did not show…