Higgins v. Belson

Throughout this opinion we shall refer to respondent as plaintiff, and appellants as defendants.

This action is one for the conversion of personal property. Plaintiff alleges in his complaint, among other things, that on or about October 15, 1944, he was the owner and entitled to the possession of 94,832.1 pounds of Idaho Russet potatoes, of-the value of $1,918.19; that' defendants being then in possession of said potatoes, plaintiff demanded that defendants return the same, which defendants refused to do, but unlawfully converted and disposed of said potatoes to their own use to plaintiff’s…