Baird v. Stephens

This is an action to recover damages for the alleged conversion of certain flax and wheat in which the plaintiff claimed a special property as a mortgagee. The ease was tried to a jury and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. Defendants moved in the alternative for judgment notwithstanding the' verdict or for. a new trial. The motion was denied and the defendants appeal from the judgment and from the order denying the motion for judg ment notwithstanding the verdict. The principal ground urged by the appellants for a reversal of the judgment is that the evidence is insufficient to…