Central Storage Warehouse Co. v. Pickering

This action originated in the municipal court of the city of Cleveland, Ohio, to recover damages for the loss of a bundle alleged to contain valuable rugs. The suit was in form one in trover and conversion. The statement of plaintiff’s claim alleged that the Central Storage Warehouse Company is a corporation organized under Ohio laws and a public warehouseman receiving and storing goods from the public for hire. It was alleged that the plaintiff, Pickering, was the owner of, and entitled to the immediate possession of, the rugs, and that defendant, being in possession thereof, converted the…