Sanford v. Jensen

This action was instituted by Charles W..Sanford to recover the value of a span of mules, which it is claimed the defendant converted. The answer is a general denial. At the close of plaintiff’s testimony, the jury, in obedience to a peremptory instruction of the court, returned a verdict for the defendant, upon which judgment was subsequently rendered. Plaintiff prosecutes error.

The question involved is whether, under uncontradicted testimony, the court erred in not submitting the cause to the jury, and in directing a verdict for the defendant. On the 14th day of November, 1887, one J. R.…