Levy v. Terminal Warehouse Co.

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

This is an action of trespass brought by the plaintiff to recover damages for the alleged conversion of 183 half-barrel beer kegs by the defendant warehouse company. The plaintiff recovered a verdict in the court below. The only assignment of error which we need consider, on this appeal by the defendant, is the refusal of its motion for judgment n. o. v.

Prior to November 16, 1933, one Samuel Ellman deposited with the defendant, in its warehouse in Philadelphia, two lots of beer kegs, which Ellman had imported from Roumania. Certain charges were owing on the kegs for…