Marsh v. Boring Furs, Inc.

This is an action for the conversion of mink pens which plaintiff contends are personal property and which defendant contends are fixtures and therefore a part of the real property which he acquired as purchaser. The trial court entered a judgment in favor of defendant and plaintiff appeals.

The pens or cages in question and the sheds which house them were used in the operation of the Marsh farm before it was sold. The pens were arranged in batteries which were suspended within the sheds by means of nails, wires or staples. In the regular operation of the mink farm it is necessary from time to…