Eaves v. Sheppard
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from the District Court of the Second Judicial District, for Nez Perce County. Hon. Edgar C. Steele, Judge. Action to recover damages for the wrongful appropriation of certain grain. Verdict in favor of plaintiff against defendant Sheppard only, and plaintiff appeals from the judgment in favor of the other defendants, Fuller and Olson, for their costs. “One who aids and assists in wrongful taking of chattels is liable for the conversion.”
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APPEAL from the District Court of the Second Judicial District, for Nez Perce County. Hon. Edgar C. Steele, Judge. Action to recover damages for the wrongful appropriation of certain grain. Verdict in favor of plaintiff against defendant Sheppard only, and plaintiff appeals from the judgment in favor of the other defendants, Fuller and Olson, for their costs. “One who aids and assists in wrongful taking of chattels is liable for the conversion.” (Starr v. Bankers’ Union, 81 Neb. 377, 116 N. W. 61; 11 Current Law, 799; Marchand v. Bonaghan, 9 Ida. 95, 72 Pac. 731.) Where there is no evidence…
1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, C. J.
— This action was brought to recover the value of 403 sacks of wheat and 289 sacks of barley, alleged to be of the value of $789.70. It is alleged that the respondents wrongfully took possession of said grain and converted same to their own use. The respondents by their answer denied the material allegations of the complaint. The case was tried by the court with a jury and verdict rendered and judgment entered for the plaintiff, awarding the plaintiff the sum of $875.35 against the respondent Sheppard only, and judgment was entered dismissing the action as to the other *270defendants. A motion…
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