Harris v. Whipple

Wendell L. Griffen, Judge.

Jackie Harris, a landlord, has appealed the decision of the Pulaski County Circuit Court finding that she converted appellee Sandra Whipple’s personalty and that she was Hable to appellee for damages for retaining the property. Appellant raises two points on appeal: 1) the trial court erred in not applying the landlord Hen statute to her retention of the property; and 2) the trial court erred in finding the property had not been abandoned. We reverse and remand the trial court’s ruling.

In February 1995, appellee’s boyfriend, David Schaefer, agreed to lease a trailer…