Dowler v. Cushwa
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County,. This was an action of irover instituted on the 19th of March, 1864, hy the appellee, as insolvent trustee of John Springer, against the appellant to recover for the conversion of certain goods and chattels which had belonged to the insolvent, including one-half of the grain growing on the farm of the appellant, and which was occupied hy the insolvent as tenant.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County,. This was an action of irover instituted on the 19th of March, 1864, hy the appellee, as insolvent trustee of John Springer, against the appellant to recover for the conversion of certain goods and chattels which had belonged to the insolvent, including one-half of the grain growing on the farm of the appellant, and which was occupied hy the insolvent as tenant. On the 31st of December, 1859, the insolvent, in consideration of a large indebtedness to the appellant, who was also liable as his security and endorser to a considerable amount,…
1Opinion of the Court
Bowie, C. J.,’
delivered the opinion of this Court.
The appellee, as trustee under the insolvent laws, sued the appellant in trover for the conversion of certain goods and chattels, including wheat and oats and other perishable articles. The nar. contained two counts: in the first, the conversion was laid before the appellee’s appointment as trustee, but after the petition; in the second, the conversion was charged to have been after the appellee’s appointment. The appellant pleaded not guilty^ on -which issue was joined. Five bills of exceptions were taken by the appellant — four to the…
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