Cronberg Bros. v. Johnson

Kh&ball, Justice.

In an action of trover, the plaintiff, Samuel W. Johnson, claimed damages for the conversion of 907 head of his ewe sheep by the defendant, Cronberg Bros., Inc., a corporation. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict for plaintiff, and from the judgment upon the verdict the defendant brings error.

In the spring of 1917 both plaintiff and defendant were engaged extensively in the business of sheep raising. They ranged their sheep in the same vicinity, some of their lands adjoining. There was evidence that on April 28, 29, and 30, 1917, plaintiff’s sheep, consisting almost…