Schacht v. Oriental Storage & Transfer Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: ObbeN T. Williams, Circuit Judge. This is an action for conversion brought to recover the value of two lots of goods consisting of household furniture which plaintiff claimed to own and which were left with the defendant for storage.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: ObbeN T. Williams, Circuit Judge. This is an action for conversion brought to recover the value of two lots of goods consisting of household furniture which plaintiff claimed to own and which were left with the defendant for storage. The first lot was stored in 1908 and the second in 1909. The goods were sold by defendant in March, 1911, to pay storage charges, the first lot being sold for $61 and the second for $18.25. In making the sale the defendant proceeded under ch. 391 of the Laws of 1903. Damages were claimed in the…
1Opinion of the Court
BabNbs, J..The appellant insists that the judgment should be reversed (1) because there was no competent evidence to show that the value of the goods exceeded $100; (2) because the second lot of goods was stored by one ■ O’Malley, and plaintiff had no right to recover therefor; and (3) because the defendant was a common carrier and as such had the right to proceed to sell the goods for unpaid storage charges in the manner in which it did.
1. On the first ground of error it is insisted (a) that plaintiff was incompetent to testify to the value of the goods; (b) that, if she was competent, she…
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- State v. SattleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- Southern Railway Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Richmond v. D. & S. C. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1875
- Palmer v. GoldbergWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
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