Simpson v. Smith
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Shawnee District Court. At the April Term, 1881, of the district court, Smith & Names,'plaintiffs, had judgment against Simpson and another, •who bring the case here. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was an action brought by J. C. Smith •■and Frank E. Barnes, partners doing business under the firm-name of Smith & Barnes, against B. F¡ Simpson and Charles B. Jones, for the recovery of $1,605.12 damages, alleged to have been sustained by reason of the defendants’ taking possession of, and converting to their own use, certain goods and ■chattels alleged to have belonged to the. plaintiffs. The real and substantial question, however, that was litigated in the ■case was this: Who was the owner of the goods and chattels alleged to have…
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