Rosenberg v. Cohen

The action is in trover for the conversion of personal property. The allegation in the complaint, “that the defendant wrongfully took, carried away and converted to her own use, the property of *435the plaintiff” is sufficiently broad to admit evidence showing that possession of the goods was obtained by the fraudulent representations of the defendant (White v. Dodd, 18 Abb. Pr. 250 ; S. C., 42 Barb. 562 ; 28 How v. Pr. 202; Cary v. Hotaling, 1 Hill, 311 ; Addison on Torts, Wood’s ed. 496 ; Hunter v. Hudson River Iron Co., 20 Barb. 493 ; Sumser v. Cowan, 56 Id. 395 ; Bliss v. Cottle, 32 Id. 322;…