Polskee v. Friedlander

This is a suit for the conversion of a diamond ring. On November 26, 1926, the complainant, Polskee, sold the ring in question to one B. C. Whitehead on a conditional sale contract. The description was “One diamond ring No. 47, two sapphires and two diamonds on each side.” On the next day the ven-dee under the name of O. R. Whitehead, pawned the'ring with defendant Friedlander for $250. The complainant learned that defendant had the ring and demanded its return. This was refused on the ground that the description in the conditional sale contract did not fit this ring.

Complainant filed his…