Greenblatt v. McCurdy

1. “In an action for damages for a conversion of personalty, proof of title to the property in the plaintiff, possession in the defendant, a demand for possession, and a refusal by the defendant to surrender the property to the plaintiff, prior to the filing of the suit, makes a prima facie case for recovery, although it does not appear that the defendant was in possession at the time the suit was filed.” Chambless v. Livingston, 123 Ga. 257 (2) (51 S. E. 314) ; Farrar Lumber Co. v. Pickering, 22 Ga. App. 404 (2) (95 S. E. 1001) ; Planters Warehouse v. Sims, 35 Ga. App. 212 (2) (132 S. E.…