Struthers v. Peckham

The plaintiff sues in trover for the conversion of $750 in money, and, a verdict having been rendered in his favor, the defendant petitions for a new trial. The plaintiff’s testimony shows that on March 2d, 1899, he put the sum of $750 into the defendant’s safe, with his permission, for safe keeping. The money was rolled up in a canvas belt, and was placed in an inside vault, secured by a combination lock, the defendant alone having the combination. The plaintiff was employed, somewhat, in and about the store, and on the first of May he asked for the money. The defendant put him off for a day…