Jordan v. Shireman

— Shireman sued Jordan and Spotts, ware-housemen at Bidianapolis, for the wrongful conversion of 665 bushels of white wheat, stored by the plaintiff with defendants. The defense was, that in July, 1865, the defendants sold the wheat, without notice to the plaintiff, to prevent its destruction by weevil. The court found specially as follows: “ That the plaintiff deposited with the defend*137ants, as warehousemen, in January, 1865, 665 31-100 bushels of wheat, storage at one cent per bushel per month; that a demand was made for the property on the 20th day of October, 1865, and that there was a…