Eppert v. Lowish

On Petition for Rehearing.

Remy, C. J.

In his petition for rehearing, it is urged by appellee that neither paragraph of complaint states a cause of action for conversion, for the reason, as claimed, that neither contains averments showing ownership of the bonds at the time of the alleged conversion. There is no merit in the contention. It is not the law that in an action for conversion the complaint must always show by direct averment that the plaintiff owned the property at the time; it is sufficient if, in the complaint, facts are well pleaded from which ownership at the time of the…