Empire Transfer & Storage Co. v. Simon
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Dallas County Court; Frank G. Harmon, Judge. Action by Edgar Simon against the Empire Transfer & Storage Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHamilton, J.
Appellee sought in this suit to recover from appellant for the alleged conversion of a cash register which had been stored with appellant.
The case was tried below before the court and a jury. After defining conversion and the measure of damages applicable to the case, and also after instructing the jury upon the law of liability applicable for loss or injury of goods stored with a warehouseman, the court instructed the jury that, if they found for the plaintiff (appellee), under the proof, they should render a verdict in the sum of $475, with 6 per cent, interest, for him.
Under this charge…
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