Schmidt v. COWEN TRANSFER AND STORAGE COMPANY

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Day.

Plaintiffs in error, Calvin and Roxie Schmidt, were plaintiffs in the trial court in an action against the defendant, Cowen Transfer and Storage Company, for alleged conversion of stored goods by an unlawful sale of such goods.

Trial was to a jury, but at the close of all of the evidence the court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant and denied various motions made by plaintiffs, including a motion for a directed verdict in their favor.

We hold, as a matter of law, that plaintiffs were entitled to a directed verdict; that it was error for the trial court to…