Livanovitch v. Livanovitch

The plaintiff claimed and his evidence tended to show that, for safe keeping only, he delivered to the defendant two $100 Liberty Bonds, and that, when he demanded their return, the defendant refused to give them up. Thereupon he .brought this tort action for their conversion. The defendant denied the receipt of the bonds, and this denial raised the only controverted question in the case. A verdict was rendered for the plaintiff, and the defendant alleges error.

1. The court charged the jury that the burden of proof was on the plaintiff, and that in order for him to recover, he must prove by a…