Roberts v. Callis

Plaintiff commenced this action to recover the value of household goods alleged to have been converted by defendant, in whose warehouse the goods were stored for hire.

The defendant admits the storage of plaintiff's goods for hire, but asserts a lawful sale of the goods for storage charges before plaintiff called for the goods; and defendant on this appeal attacks the verdict and judgment against him upon several grounds, which we will consider in order.

Defendant asserts that plaintiff is entitled to no recovery because the sale of the goods was legally made and defendant became the purchaser…