Shockley v. Tennyson Transfer & Storage, Inc.

KEETON, Justice.

Defendant, appellant here, operates a public storage warehouse for hire. On May 31, 1951, plaintiff stored a deep freeze with defendant and paid, or offered to pay, all storage or incidental charges thereon; and on January 24, 1953, demanded in writing the return of the deep freeze, oral demand having been previously made.

On the trial on issues joined the court found that the contract for storage of the deep freeze was oral; that defendant did not convert it to its own use as alleged by plaintiff; that it was impossible when demand was made to return the deep freeze for the…