Bottenberg v. Nixon

The first and second paragraphs of the appellant’s complaint charge that the appellee received from the appellant a large quantity of wheat to be stored, and that the appellee wrongfully converted it to his own use. The third paragraph does not charge a conversion in direct terms, but does set forth a contract of bailment and a failure to deliver the wheat on demand. The first paragraph of the appellee’s answer was the general denial; the second paragraph admits the receipt of the wheat, and alleges that the appellee was engaged in the business of conducting a warehouse and of buying, selling…