Ellis v. Heidrick

SMITH, Chief Justice.

Dr. J. C. Ellis sued Dr. D. L. Heidrick for actual and exemplary damages for alleged conversion of an automobile. The parties will be designated as plaintiff and defendant, respectively, as in the trial^ court. In pursuance of a directed verdict the trial court rendered judgment that plaintiff recover nothing, and plaintiff has appealed.

*294Defendant contests the appeal upon the grounds that (1) the trial court was without jurisdiction of the amount in controversy; that (2) the cause was barred by the two-year statute of limitations; and, (3) that plaintiff failed to prove…