Griffiths v. Montandon

The plaintiff brought this suit to recover the value of certain Logan county warrants, which, it is alleged, were wrongfully taken from him by one Edwin Cooper, and sold to the appellant. The defendant denied that the warrants were wrongfully taken from the plaintiff, and averred, as a separate defense, that, if taken without plaintiff's leave or consent, they were taken because of such gross negligence of *378plaintiff as to amount to consent, and that, if plaintiff was damaged thereby, it was damage without injury. The cause was tried by the court with a jury, and verdict and judgment given and…