Hicks Rubber Co., Distributors v. Stacy

BLAIR, Justice.

Appellant, Hicks Rubber Company, Distributors, a corporation, sued appellees, Harwood Stacy and D. C. Clarke, individually and as partners under the firm name of Louisville Development Company, for damages for conversion of an ornamental sign, for trespass upon the leased land upon which the sign was located, and for exemplary damages.

The undisputed facts showed that appellant owned a lease on a small portion of a 60-acre tract, was in possession of it, and had built a large ornamental advertising sign thereon. Afterwards, appellees purchased the 60-acre tract of land from…