Evans v. Grier
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Trover; from city court of Hall county — Judge Sloan. Jan uary 7, 1922. 1 234'
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
1. Any act of dominion by a Bailee over the property bailed, not in pursuance of the contract of bailment, but adverse to the title of the bailor, amounts to a conversion by the bailee (Lucas v. Durrence, 25 Ga. App. 264, 103 S. E. 36), and no demand on the bailee to redeliver to the bailor is necessary. Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. v. Moore, 124 Ga. 482 (52 S. E. 802); Rushin v. Tharpe, 88 Ga. 779 (15 S. E. 830); Loveless v. Fowler, 79 Ga. 134 (4 S. E. 103, 11 Am. St. R. 407); Liptrot v. Holmes, 1 Ga. 381.
2. Where, in a suit in trover, there was evidence to the effect that the…
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