Mayo v. Hynote ex rel. Forcheimer & Co.

This was an action of trov'er to recover the value of eer*674tain square hewn timber, which Foreheimer & Co. claimed to be the owners of, alleging that the defendant Mayo had Converted the same to his own use. The defendant plead not guilty, and claimed that the plaintiffs below were not the owners of the property.

The cause was tried at the October term of the court for Santa Rosa county before a jury, and a judgment was entered on the 16th day of that month in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of four hundred dollars. The defendant moved for a new trial, which motion was denied. He then brought…