Adams v. Webb

W. K. Webb filed a trover suit against Murray Stinson and D. G. Adams for a certain Ford automobile. The defendants filed separate answers, each denying any right on the part of the plaintiff to recover. On the trial of the case, the plaintiff conceded that he was not entitled to recover against Stinson, and, by agreement, a verdict was directed in his favor; The case proceeded against Adams, the other defendant, and the jury returned the following verdict: “We, the jury, find in favor of the plaintiff the value of the car $100, and $24.50 interest.” Adams made a motion for a new trial, which…