Griffing v. Atkins

In the fall of 1936 or 37, after a football game at L.S.U., Willie Sims, a negro employed at the University, found a diamond ring mounted in platinum with other precious stones, at about Gate No. 4, on the southwestern end of the stadium. Sims brought the ring to his wife, who began to wear it in such a manner that it was clearly visible to anyone. In the early part of 1940, Wilbert Jackson, a negro employee of Ben Roumain, a jeweler in the City of Baton Rouge, saw the ring on the finger of Sims' wife; and being friendly with the Sims, he suggested to them that the ring may be valuable and…