De Ledesma v. Stanley

This action was brought to recover damages for the alleged conversion of a team of horses, a wagon, and a set of harness, which it was alleged were of the value of five hundred dollars. Judgment was for the defendant. The plaintiff has appealed.

Plaintiff was the widow of her intestate. The husband died November 19, 1919, leaving surviving him, besides plaintiff, several minor children, the eldest of whom was a son about the age of eighteen years. The only property owned by the husband at the time of his death was that mentioned in plaintiff’s complaint. The team and wagon had been used by the…