Gilman v. Zirkin

The plaintiff sued in tort for the conversion of a fur coat. The defendant denied any conversion, and set up a lien for labor and materials in repairing the coat. The District Court of Springfield found that the defendant received the coat, which was worth more than $20, from the plaintiff for the purpose of repairing it; that he furnished materials and performed labor pursuant to the contract for repair which entitled him to a lien on the coat for $75; that the contract was oral and there was no writing stating the aggregate amount of charges to accrue; that the plaintiff disputed the charge…