Kohout v. Brooks

Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for the conversion of a quantity of shoe-repair machinery and equipment. Trial before a jury resulted in a verdict for plaintiff. From a judgment on the verdict, defendants have appealed.

The facts which the jury was entitled to believe and find, in support of its verdict, are as follows:

On and prior to October 1, 1928, one F. L. Paddock, owning the machinery and equipment with which we are here concerned, operated a shoe-repair shop in Tacoma. On that day, he sold the machinery and equipment to David Sims, under a conditional sale contract. On…