Shepard v. Pratt
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Morris District Court. Trover, brought by C. H. Pratt and D. A. Painter, to recover for the taking and conversion of cattle. All'the necessary facts are stated in the opinion. The plaintiffs had judgment, at the October Term 1874, for $3,998.81, and costs, and Shepard brings the case here on error.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
The defendants in error brought their action against plaintiff in error to recover the value of certain cattle claimed to belong to them, and to have been converted by him to his own use. That the cattle at one time belonged to them, and that Shepard did get possession of and convert them, are undisputed facts. It appears that they made an arrangement with one Joseph "Wheat to take the cattle and winter them. While so in possession, Wheat transferred them to Shepard. Shepard claims that Wheat was a partner of theirs, with perfect legal right…
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