Gabert v. Eastus

DATTXMORE, Justice.

Appellee sued appellant for damages, alleging that appellant had converted an automobile belonging to appellee.

Appellant answered by a general denial only.

Appellee’s testimony showed a bill of sale, regular on its face, transferring the title in the car to appellee, the car being then in the possession of appellant and never in ap-pellee; the demand by appellee upon appellant for possession and the refusal thereof; and the damages.

Appellant proved without objection thereto that the car (a Ford) had been taken by the police from one Burkhead and stored with appellant under…