Bybee v. White

OPINION OF THE COURT

WATSON, J.

From a judgment for. damages for conversion of personal property, the defendant appeals.

The complaint alleged, in substance, that defendant had taken possession of plaintiff’s undivided one-half interest in 28 head of dairy cattle, claiming to have purchased the interest for $840 or for $800; that he had placed the sum of $800 to plaintiff’s credit in bank; that, if defendant claimed to have purchased for $840, he was indebted to plaintiff $40 as balance of purchase price; that, if he claimed to have purchased for $800, the sale, made through one Smith,…