Sumner v. Cottey

The plaintiff sued for $265 damages for the conversion of an organ. Defendant’s answer denied plaintiff’s ownership, and alleged that he purchased the organ of W. C. Ray, at the price of $165, which he paid; that at the time of the sale Ray. .had the actual and notorious. possession of the organ, claiming it to be his own, and that defendant, believing him to be the owner, purchased it, not having any notice whatever that plaintiff had or pretended to have any claim to it; that at the.time of the purchase from Ray and payment for the organ, Ray *122was the legally authorized agent of plaintiff to…