Stevenson v. Fitzgerald

Stevenson sued in trover for an alleged wrongful conversion of a horse and buggy. The trial took place without a jury and the judge made a series of special findings and awarded judgment for defendants.

The plaintiff contends that on the strength of these findings he is entitled to recover. Unless the facts as ascertained and reported make out a case of trover the result cannot be changed. They show that McCormick acting as-ward collector of the city of Port Iiui’on under a warrant-attached to what was claimed to be the assessment roll of the ward, seized and sold the property in question to…