Brown v. Thrower

MARTIN, Justice.

Appellee, Charles W. Thrower, loaned a Leonard refrigerator, Montgomery Ward range and other household furniture to his wife’s sister and her husband, Jack D. Smith. Jack D. Smith, without the permission or knowledge of appellee, sold the refrigerator and range to appellant, W. W. Brown, a second hand furniture dealer in Lubbock, Texas. Appellee demanded possession of the stove and refrigerator from appellant and upon his refusal to deliver the same filed suit for conversion of the two articles of furniture. Appellee recovered judgment in the sum of $189.50 and appellant…