Hill Et Ux. v. Scott

This is an action in tort for the conversion of certain articles of household furniture belonging to the plaintiffs, and comes before us on exceptions from the municipal court of Orleans County. The trial court found the following facts:

The plaintiffs leased and occupied the defendant’s tenement. The rent became in arrears, and the defendant insisted upon payment. The matter was adjusted by the defendant’s paying a mortgage then covering the plaintiff’s household furniture, and taking a bill of sale of the furniture from the plaintiffs as security for the payment of the amount advanced in…