Buchanan v. Crites

WOLFE, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal on the judgment roll from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, George S. Buchanan, and against the defendant, Wilford J. Crites. The facts as shown by the pleadings are as follows: The plaintiff on December 21, 1942, was in lawful possession of a specifically described dwelling unit. On that date, he and his family temporarily left the dwelling and locked all the doors. In their absence the defendant entered upon the premises and by means of a key opened the doors and removed them from their hinges. He loaded the doors in his car and took them from the…