Roberts v. Dudley

Since the filing of the motion for a new trial I have considered again the principles which controlled my action on the prayers and my verdict on the evidence; have reduced them to writing for the benefit of counsel.

The action is trover, brought by the plaintiff, an attorney-at-law, practicing in Prince George’s County, Maryland, against the defendant, a commission merchant carrying on business in Baltimore City, to recover the value of certain tobacco belonging to the plaintiff which the defendant is charged with having converted to his own use. The testimony shows: The plaintiff had for…