Feimster v. . Johnson
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Trover, tried before Mitchell, at Eall term 1869, of I REBELE Court. The facts were; that the defendant Johnson, and one Long, intending to distil whiskey, hired a still from one G-uy, its owner, for the Winter and Spring of 1866; they removed it to the land of Johnson, and set it np encased in masonry, in the usual way; there it remained until the conversion complained of; on the 27th of February 1866, the plaintiff bought the still from Guy, and notified the bailee Long,…
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Trover, tried before Mitchell, at Eall term 1869, of I REBELE Court. The facts were; that the defendant Johnson, and one Long, intending to distil whiskey, hired a still from one G-uy, its owner, for the Winter and Spring of 1866; they removed it to the land of Johnson, and set it np encased in masonry, in the usual way; there it remained until the conversion complained of; on the 27th of February 1866, the plaintiff bought the still from Guy, and notified the bailee Long, that he had done so; in April 1866, the defendant Hall levied on the still, as the property of Guy, by virtue of an…
1Opinion of the CourtSettle, J.
The still in controversy was hired by Long and Johnson from the owner Guy, for the purpose of distilling whiskey during the Spring of 1866. This was a contract of bailment, and gave the bailee the possession and temporary use of the still, but did not divest the owner of his title, or prevent him from selling the property. In a short time after this transaction, Guy sold the still, for a valuable consideration, to the plaintiff. This sale transferred the title to the plaintiff, and authorized him to take possession of. the still, when the temporary bailment was ended. The plaintiff, soon…
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