Hyatt v. Reynolds

STAKELY, Justice.

This is a statutory action in detinue, brought by Doyal Hyatt (appellant) against Otis Reynolds (appellee) for the recovery of seed cotton, the produce of one and one-half acres of land. The case was tried before the court, without the intervention of a jury, and resulted in a judgment for the defendant. This appeal is from that judgment.

In June, 1941, Otis Reynolds owned a growing cotton crop of one and one-half acres, a mare and some farming tools. He also owned an automobile in need of repairs. He traded the crop, the mare and the tools to Douglas Carrell, who operated a…