Thomas v. Seloom

This was an action by Nancy Seloom against one Wigton and Thomas, sheriff of Pueblo county, for the taking and conversion of chattels. The plaintiff had a verdict and judgment, and defendants bring error.

The complaint alleged plaintiff’s ownership of the chattels and the taking and conversion by defendants. This was enough, 2 Chit. PI. 859, 860; Baker v. Cordwell, 6 Colo. 199, and no more should have been said, *191Estee’s Pl. (4th Ed.) §2099; Haynes v. Zang, 79 Colo. 42, 244 Pac. 464. The allegations do not amount to trover, hut to trespass de bonis. The answer denied plaintiff’s ownership and…